Image: The Birth of Aviation
Description: "The Birth of Aviation" - The first flight at Kitty Hawk (December 17, 1903) is depicted, with Orville Wright in the Flyer, which has just left the ground, and Wilbur running alongside to steady the wing. In the background stand Leonardo da Vinci, Samuel Pierpont Langley, and Octave Chanute; each holds a model of his earlier design for a flying machine. An eagle with an olive branch in its talons emphasizes this flight as a great American achievement and closes this last scene.
Title: The Birth of Aviation
Credit: Architect of the Capitol information webpage [1]
Author: Architect of the Capitol
Permission: Public domain, work of the United States federal government
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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