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Orville Wright


Katharine and Orville Wright on the porch at Hawthorn Hill.

April 8, 1930: Orville Wright receives the first Daniel Guggenheim Medal.

President Howard Taft is flanked by Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine Wright just after presenting the Langley Medal to the brothers.

Katharine escorts Orville to Europe in 1909. He is still recovering from his accident at Fort Myer.

Group picture of Orville Wright, Bishop Milton Wright, Katharine Wright, Earl N. Findley, nephew Horace Wright, John R. McMahon, and Pliny Williamson, on the steps of Orville's home, Hawthorn Hill; Dayton, Ohio]

Orville Wright (left) congratulates Maj. C.A. Lutz

Orville Wright, Charles Taylor and Henry Ford