Casey Huegel examines Wright photography

New insights into aeronautic invention

February 23, 2015

Casey Huegel, a 2013 graduate of the Masters in Public History program, has mounted a major exhibit for the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, entitled The Photography of Wilbur and Orville Wright, 1897-1900. It will be on display at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center at the Park until December 18, 2016.   A related article, entitled "The Wright Brothers' Early Photography: A Research Note," will be published in the scholarly journal, Ohio History, in March 2016.

From 1897-1900, the Wright brothers taught themselves photography in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio, by