Hunaudières Racecourse (Le Mans, France)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Race course in Le Mans, France. Wilbur Wright flew there in 1908.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Manny Gorin Wright Brothers Glass Plate Negatives Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-09-07
Content Description
The Manny Gorin Wright Brothers Glass Plate Negatives Collection consists of 15 glass plate negatives of the Wright Brothers and their Model A aircraft in France, circa 1908-1909. Four images depict the Model A in flight. Five images show the aircraft on the ground with groups of people, primarily men, standing around it and inspecting it. One image shows the plane being wheeled across a dirt road toward a barn-like structure, likely Wilbur's temporary hangar at the Hunaudières...
Dates:
1908-1909
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives