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Dayton Collection

Dayton, Ohio, USA - a city rich in history and innovation

Background imageDayton Collection: Aerial view of University, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Aerial view of University, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Aerial view of the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA, with the sports field and spectators clearly visible on the right. Date: 1939

Background imageDayton Collection: Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine

Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1904 May

Background imageDayton Collection: United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973

United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973 31 May 1956 accepted by the 4080 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1959-61: AFSC. Converted to WB-57D

Background imageDayton Collection: Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prair

Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1904 June or July

Background imageDayton Collection: Front view of flight 41, Orville flying to the left at a hei

Front view of flight 41, Orville flying to the left at a height of about 60 feet; Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1905 Sept. 29

Background imageDayton Collection: Beach sign at Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

Beach sign at Daytona Beach, Florida, USA DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - JANUARY 3, 2015: Daytona Beach sign. The popular spring break destination is dubbed "World's Most Famous Beach."

Background imageDayton Collection: Dayton, Nevada, USA. Unknown miner

Dayton, Nevada, USA. Unknown miner

Background imageDayton Collection: Dayton Ohio Skyline

Dayton Ohio Skyline
Michael Tompsett

Background imageDayton Collection: Northrop P-61C-1NO Black Widow 43-8353

Northrop P-61C-1NO Black Widow 43-8353 (msn 1399), on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (USAF) at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio

Background imageDayton Collection: Hand-coloured glass lantern slide photograph of a garden

Hand-coloured glass lantern slide photograph of a garden
3521288 Hand-coloured glass lantern slide photograph of a garden, by Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1864-1952); (add.info.: Hand-coloured glass lantern slide photograph of a garden)

Background imageDayton Collection: Canadian Armed Forces - Canadair CT-133 Silver Star 3 133165 (msn T33-165, CL-30) Date: circa 2000

Canadian Armed Forces - Canadair CT-133 Silver Star 3 133165 (msn T33-165, CL-30) Date: circa 2000

Background imageDayton Collection: McDonnell Douglas X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft A/Vnumber 1

McDonnell Douglas X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft A/Vnumber 1, on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio

Background imageDayton Collection: Bighorns

Bighorns
USA, Rocky Mountains, Wyoming, Bighorn Mountains, Dayton, Tongue river, flower meadow

Background imageDayton Collection: Fiery sunset clouds over Flathead Lake in Dayton, Montana, USA

Fiery sunset clouds over Flathead Lake in Dayton, Montana, USA

Background imageDayton Collection: Arrowleaf balsamroot wildflowers in spring on Wild Horse Island State Park near Dayton

Arrowleaf balsamroot wildflowers in spring on Wild Horse Island State Park near Dayton, Montana, USA

Background imageDayton Collection: Congressional pugilists: Griswold and Lyon, at Congress Hall, Philadelphia, PA

Congressional pugilists: Griswold and Lyon, at Congress Hall, Philadelphia, PA
1078599 Congressional pugilists: Griswold and Lyon, at Congress Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 1798 (etching) by American School, (18th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Background imageDayton Collection: Workers in Plating Department, National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, USA, c

Workers in Plating Department, National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, USA, c
5042858 Workers in Plating Department, National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio, USA, c.1902 (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageDayton Collection: Typewriting department, National Cash Register, Dayton, Ohio, 1902 (b / w photo)

Typewriting department, National Cash Register, Dayton, Ohio, 1902 (b / w photo)
867605 Typewriting department, National Cash Register, Dayton, Ohio, 1902 (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageDayton Collection: Junkers Ju 88 D-1 / Trop FE-1598

Junkers Ju 88 D-1 / Trop FE-1598
(ex Royal Romanian Air Force) - Junkers Ju 88 D-1/Trop FE-1598 (Werk Nr. 430650 / HK959 / Baksheesh ), in outdoor storage / display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force

Background imageDayton Collection: United States Air Force - Bell P-59B Airacomet 44-22650

United States Air Force - Bell P-59B Airacomet 44-22650
United States Air Force - Bell P-59B-1-BE Airacomet 44-22650 (msn 27-58) at Wright-Patterson AFB. 30 October 1944 :taken on strength by USaF, (delivered prior to contract cancellation)

Background imageDayton Collection: United States Air Force - Consolidated XC-99 43-52436

United States Air Force - Consolidated XC-99 43-52436. First flight 23 November 1947. Flew from San Antonio, Texas to Frankfurt

Background imageDayton Collection: W. D. Bickham, Dayton Daily Journal, from the American Editors series (N1) for Allen &

W. D. Bickham, Dayton Daily Journal, from the American Editors series (N1) for Allen &
W.D. Bickham, Dayton Daily Journal, from the American Editors series (N1) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887

Background imageDayton Collection: The Only & Original Dayton Family

The Only & Original Dayton Family

Background imageDayton Collection: United Brethren Publishing House, Dayton, Ohio, USA

United Brethren Publishing House, Dayton, Ohio, USA Date: 1909

Background imageDayton Collection: The Protagonists of Dayton, Tennessee, USA, 1925

The Protagonists of Dayton, Tennessee, USA, 1925. American lawyers Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) and William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) at the Scopes Trial

Background imageDayton Collection: AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. Poster, late 19th century, for The Farmers Friend Manufacturing Company

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. Poster, late 19th century, for The Farmers Friend Manufacturing Company, maker of agricultural machinery at Dayton, Ohio

Background imageDayton Collection: Map of the Ohio state USA 1881

Map of the Ohio state USA 1881
Harpers School Geography, New York, Harpers and Brothers, 1881

Background imageDayton Collection: William Lewis Dayton

William Lewis Dayton
WILLIAM LEWIS DAYTON American statesman Date: 1807 - 1864

Background imageDayton Collection: Dorothy Dayton - Showgirl

Dorothy Dayton - Showgirl Date: 1938

Background imageDayton Collection: Bindery, National Cash Register Works, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Bindery, National Cash Register Works, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Women at work in the Bindery of the National Cash Register Works, Dayton, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDayton Collection: Lord Lansdownes Lounge Bar, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Lord Lansdownes Lounge Bar, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Lord Lansdownes Lounge Bar, under the management of Pat Finnegan, in North Main Street, Dayton, Ohio, USA, offering food, cocktails and entertainment at reasonable prices. Date: 1942

Background imageDayton Collection: Callahan Bank Building, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Callahan Bank Building, Dayton, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1905

Background imageDayton Collection: North Main Street, Dayton, Ohio, USA

North Main Street, Dayton, Ohio, USA
View of North Main Street, Dayton, Ohio, USA, with pedestrians and traffic. Date: circa 1905

Background imageDayton Collection: Hawthorn Hill, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Hawthorn Hill, Dayton, Ohio, USA, former home of Orville Wright, flying pioneer. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageDayton Collection: Flautist Lucas Vorsterman, the Old. Circa 1640

Flautist Lucas Vorsterman, the Old. Circa 1640. Dayton C. Miller Collection

Background imageDayton Collection: Arrowleaf balsomroot blooming on Wild Horse Island State Park, Montana, USA

Arrowleaf balsomroot blooming on Wild Horse Island State Park, Montana, USA
Arrowleaf balsamroot blooming on Wild Horse Island State Park, Montana, USA

Background imageDayton Collection: BRANDFIELD: SAVOY, c1940. The Savoy. Lithograph by Dayton Brandfield, c1940

BRANDFIELD: SAVOY, c1940. The Savoy. Lithograph by Dayton Brandfield, c1940

Background imageDayton Collection: AMBULANCE TRAINING, 1942. Members of a medical services unit of the U. S. Army Air Force at Dayton

AMBULANCE TRAINING, 1942. Members of a medical services unit of the U. S. Army Air Force at Dayton
AMBULANCE TRAINING, 1942. Members of a medical services unit of the U.S. Army Air Force at Dayton, Ohio, learning how to remove a casualty onto an ambulance, October 1942, during World War II

Background imageDayton Collection: ST. BERNARD, c1920. Orville Wrights St. Bernard, Scipio, on the porch in Dayton, Ohio

ST. BERNARD, c1920. Orville Wrights St. Bernard, Scipio, on the porch in Dayton, Ohio. Photograph, c1920

Background imageDayton Collection: ORVILLE WRIGHT & LINDBERGH. Orville Wright, Major John F

ORVILLE WRIGHT & LINDBERGH. Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. Photograph, 22 June 1927

Background imageDayton Collection: JONATHAN DAYTON (1760-1824). American politician

JONATHAN DAYTON (1760-1824). American politician. Aquatint, 19th century, after Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin

Background imageDayton Collection: SCOPES TRIAL, 1925. Clarence Darrow (left) and William Jennings Bryan during a

SCOPES TRIAL, 1925. Clarence Darrow (left) and William Jennings Bryan during a lull in the Scopes Trial at Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925

Background imageDayton Collection: OHIO: DAYTON, FIRE, 1869. The ruins of Turners Opera House after the great fire in Dayton, Ohio

OHIO: DAYTON, FIRE, 1869. The ruins of Turners Opera House after the great fire in Dayton, Ohio. Wood engraving, American, 1869

Background imageDayton Collection: Dayton Automobile, C1905

Dayton Automobile, C1905

Background imageDayton Collection: JONATHAN DAYTON (1760-1824). American politician

JONATHAN DAYTON (1760-1824). American politician. Aquatint, 19th century, after Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin

Background imageDayton Collection: OHIO: FLOOD, 1913. Flood waters on Ludlow Street in Dayton, Ohio, during the Great Dayton Flood

OHIO: FLOOD, 1913. Flood waters on Ludlow Street in Dayton, Ohio, during the Great Dayton Flood. Photograph, 26 April 1913

Background imageDayton Collection: OHIO: FLOOD, 1913. Flood damaged houses in Dayton, Ohio, after the Great Dayton Flood

OHIO: FLOOD, 1913. Flood damaged houses in Dayton, Ohio, after the Great Dayton Flood. Photograph, 1913

Background imageDayton Collection: DAYTON FLOOD, 1913. Workers rescuing an elderly couple in a rowboat after the flood in Dayton

DAYTON FLOOD, 1913. Workers rescuing an elderly couple in a rowboat after the flood in Dayton, Ohio. Photograph, March 1913



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Dayton, Ohio, USA - a city rich in history and innovation. From its aerial view of the University to the iconic images of Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine, it has played a significant role in shaping aviation history. The United States Air Force's Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973 stands as a testament to Dayton's contribution to military aircraft development. A close-up view of the machine on its launching track at Huffman Prairie reveals the meticulous craftsmanship that went into these groundbreaking creations. Front views of flights 41 and 46 showcase Orville Wright's skillful piloting as he soars through the skies above Dayton. With flight 41 capturing him flying left at an impressive height of about 600 feet, it is evident that his passion for aviation knew no bounds. As we gaze upon the Dayton skyline, we are reminded of its vibrant urban landscape. The cityscape has evolved over time but remains a symbol of progress and growth. It serves as a backdrop for countless stories unfolding within its boundaries. The Northrop P-61C-1NO Black Widow 43-8353 adds another layer to Dayton's aviation legacy. This formidable aircraft represents both power and precision, embodying the spirit of innovation that defines this remarkable city. Beyond aviation marvels, it offers glimpses into other aspects of life. A hand-coloured glass lantern slide photograph captures a serene garden scene – an oasis amidst bustling streets – reminding us that beauty can be found even in unexpected places. Even Canada recognizes Dayton's significance in aerospace advancement with their Canadair CT-133 Silver Star making an appearance here circa 2000. This international recognition further solidifies Dayton's status as a hub for technological breakthroughs worldwide.