File:Wilbur Wright letter to the Smithsonian (May 30, 1899) - 'if possible add my mite'.jpg

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English: Letter that Wilbur Wright wrote to the Smithsonian Institution on May 30, 1899, asking for information about flight.

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18:19, 17 December 2022Thumbnail for version as of 18:19, 17 December 202210,667 × 6,000 (13.83 MB)Wright Stuf (talk | contribs)Lowering the contrast of the transcription.
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