The Outer Banks of North Carolina; Wright Memorial Shaft, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Elizabeth City, NC: Elizabeth City News Company, 1966. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Post Card. Format is approximately 5.5 inches by 3.5 inches. Post Card is in a plastic sleeve. One one side is a color photo of the monument against a cloud filled blue sky. The other side is divided into two section. On the right is a place for a stamp and a place for an address. Text reads Place Stamp Here and Post Card Address. The left side has space for a brief message and the following text at the top The Outer Banks of North Carolina Wright Memorial Shaft, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina This 60 ft. tall monument on top of Kill devil Hill commemorates the achievement of the first airplane flight in history by Wilbur and Orville Wright on December 17, 1903. Color Photo by P. Bayne. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers first flew a piloted, heavier-than-air, powered machine in North Carolina. More