Lt. Selfridge and Orville Wright just before take-off

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Sitting in the Wright Model A Flyer are Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge and Orville Wright just prior to take-off. Caption below photograph, Waiting for Claudy to step back. The last picture of Selfridge, taken just as he was about to pull the trip lever to start the flight. C. H. Claudy Ft. Myer photograph album. This photograph is attributed to C. H. Claudy, Washington, D.C.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms1_photographs/3153/thumbnail.jp