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WILBUR WRIGHT AT LE MANS.
5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
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WILBUR WRIGHT AT LE MANS.
A collection of documents concerning Wilbur Wright and his 1908 flight at Le Mans (France), including:
1. Four collotype postcards signed ("Wilbur Wright"), 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (140 x 89 mm).
2. 12 gelatin silver print photographs, most 9 x 7 inches, largest 15 1/2 x 12 inches, depicting the Léon Bollée factory, automobiles and one image of the Wright flyer engine being serviced at the factory.
3. Two unsigned collotype postcards.
4. Two bound booklets of 25 commemorative "La Conquete de l'Air" collotype postcards, undated, but after 1912 (one lacking covers).
SOUVENIRS OF WILBUR WRIGHT FROM A WORKER AT THE LÉON BOLLÉE FACTORY. Wilbur Wright chose the Hunaudières race track near Le Mans, southwest of Paris, as a location for his 1908 flight demonstration at the urging of French auto maker Léon Bollée. Because the flyer suffered extensive damage when inspected by French customs officers, Wright needed the factory to help him repair the plane, although he had to do most of the repair work himself. The postcard booklets included with this lot date from after Wilbur's death, as attested by the illustration in the inside back cover, which is a facsimile of the telegram received by Bollée from Orville Wright in 1912, informing him of Wilbur's death.
1. Four collotype postcards signed ("Wilbur Wright"), 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches (140 x 89 mm).
2. 12 gelatin silver print photographs, most 9 x 7 inches, largest 15 1/2 x 12 inches, depicting the Léon Bollée factory, automobiles and one image of the Wright flyer engine being serviced at the factory.
3. Two unsigned collotype postcards.
4. Two bound booklets of 25 commemorative "La Conquete de l'Air" collotype postcards, undated, but after 1912 (one lacking covers).
SOUVENIRS OF WILBUR WRIGHT FROM A WORKER AT THE LÉON BOLLÉE FACTORY. Wilbur Wright chose the Hunaudières race track near Le Mans, southwest of Paris, as a location for his 1908 flight demonstration at the urging of French auto maker Léon Bollée. Because the flyer suffered extensive damage when inspected by French customs officers, Wright needed the factory to help him repair the plane, although he had to do most of the repair work himself. The postcard booklets included with this lot date from after Wilbur's death, as attested by the illustration in the inside back cover, which is a facsimile of the telegram received by Bollée from Orville Wright in 1912, informing him of Wilbur's death.