Carl H. Claudy Photography Collection

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Carl H. Claudy Photography Collection

Army wagon being towed by an automobile along a roadway at Fort Myer, Virginia on September 1, 1908.  The wagon is transporting the Wright (Co) Type A Military biplane from the balloon shed (roof visible at right background) to the parade grounds for its U.S. Army trials.  Orville Wright (wearing straw hat) is seen standing on the right running board of the automobile.

Image Number: SI-95-8432
Credit: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
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