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Box 31

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

Wright brothers., Circa 1880-1948.

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Series 11:
Scope and Contents From the Series: The earliest memorabilia in the collection relate to the Wright brothers: (1) a butterfly toy purported by Carruthers to have been given to them by their father and to have inspired their interest in flight; and (2) a small piece of the brothers' first hangar in Kitty Hawk, mounted on a printed "Birthday Greetings and Souvenir of ..." card issued by Lester D. Gardner (publisher of the early periodical Aviation, later an officer in the Army Air...
Dates: Circa 1880-1948.

Wood piece from Wright brothers' hangar at Kitty Hawk., 1948.

 Item — Box: 31
Identifier: Series 11:
Scope and Contents

Birthday greetings and souvenir of ["July 15" added in hand]. Lester Gardner, New York City, 1948. Inscribed from Walter R. Brookins to Dr. Carruthers.

Dates: 1948.