Wright Brothers' original plane, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1903

Subject: Aviation
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Wright Brothers' original plane, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1903, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

The Wright Brothers' 1903 biplane rests on the sand at Kitty Hawk, its twin wings and wire bracing shown in profile against a blue sky. A man in dark clothing stands at right, with a wooden crate and small equipment on the ground in the foreground.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.

Wright Bros. Original Plane — 1903, Kitty Hawk, N. C. --- It was on December 17, 1903 that Orville and Wilbur Wright made aviation history by flying the first motor powered plane at Kitty Hawk, N. C. A 60 ft. high monument has been erected on top of 90 ft. high Kill Devil Hill sand dune to commemorate this occasion. FEARINGS INC., MANTEO, N. C. PHOTO BY SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) PLACE STAMP HERE 3C-N254

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Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Kitty Hawk, NC
Place mentioned	Manteo, NC
Publisher	Curt Teich & Co., Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL
Notes	Linen-textured stock; image extends to card edges with no white border. No postmark. Divided-back C.T. Art-Colortone (Curteich) linen-era card, ca. 1930s-40s; no message, address, or stamp; dealer pencil mark "#59" lower right.

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Wright Brothers' original plane, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1903, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/wright-brothers-original-plane-kitty-hawk-north-carolina-190. Accessed October 5, 2026.