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11:07am

Fri March 22, 2013
Aviation

WYSO's Aviation Commentator: The Wright Brothers Were 'First In Flight'

Credit Dan Patterson
Orville Wright's Korona V Field Camera, photographed at Carillon Historical Park. The red air bulb is what Orville asked John T. Daniels to squeeze when the Flyer took off. He couldn't recall if he had or not in the excitement of the moment.

A newly discovered photograph calling into question the Wright Brothers claim to the “first in flight” title has created controversy this week between aviation experts. Some historians say German Immigrant Gustave Whitehead deserves the distinction. Dayton aviation photographer and historian Dan Patterson is WYSO’s aviation commentator. He discussed the issue in an interview with Emily McCord.

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1:25pm

Tue February 26, 2013
Arts & Culture

Photographer Re-creates Dayton Flood Images

Credit Jerry Kenney / WYSO

Photographer Andy Snow has done some amazing work replicating camera camera shots of photographs of the 1913 Dayton Flood.  They're part of the Dayton Art Institute's 100 year anniversary exhibit that opened this weekend. They will also be featured in a new book by Andy that will be released in March.  WYSO's Jerry Kenney spoke with Andy at the media premiere of DAI's Dayton Flood Exhibit. In this interview Andy talks about how the project started and what he learned from it.

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