Tag Archives: The Wright Brothers

technoween

According to the Library of Congress, the above picture was created/published in 1909 or 1910. Since the Wright brothers’ first 59 second flight at Kitty Hawk occurred in December 1903, I’d call that witch an early adopter, at least by … Continue reading

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more trans in transportation

Our society seems to like historical anniversaries , so I wondered if May 1919 headlines in The New York Times would mention the 50th anniversary of the completion of the United States’ First Transcontinental Railroad. I searched in vain. Certainly … Continue reading

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‘Twixt Da Vinci and the Wrights

A few days ago I was browsing at the Library of Congress for an illustration for a post about an editorial by The Times of London. When I saw the image above I had another of those jaw-dropping, ‘I had … Continue reading

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