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- Detroit News publisher and pilot, William E. Scripps sits on couch with fellow pilot, Walter R. Brookins. "The Wright brothers realized that if the science of aviation were to develop, it would first be necessary to win public acceptance of flight throughout the United States, this required that a demonstration team be assembled to fly exhibitions, the first pilot hired for the team was Walter Richard Brookins, a Dayton native and long-time student and friend of the Wrights, Brookins learned to fly in 1909 at the Wrights’ flight school near Montgomery, Alabama, on what is now a portion of Maxwell Air Force Base, he made his first solo flight after only two and one-half hours of instructional flying, this qualified Brookins to be appointed the Wrights' first instructor to train pilots for the new Wright Exhibition Team," from the First Flight Society website.
Brookins soon became one of the most legendary exhibition flyers in America, setting world records for altitude, cross-country flight and endurance. In 1910 in New Jersey, he flew to an altitude of 6,175 feet in a Wright biplane, becoming the first to fly a mile high.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1938-04-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Unidentified men and pose with William E. Scripps' champion cow at the Michigan State Fair in Detroit, Michigan. "William E. Scripps founded the true heart of the estate, Wildwood Farm, in 1916. Though he described the farm as his “hobby,” he took it very seriously; he implemented state-of- the- art agricultural practices in land reclamation and stock breeding, by the late 1920s, the farm was world famous ... Scripps helped improve the worldwide genetic lines of Aberdeen (Black) Angus beef cattle by selective breeding of a disease resistant steer, he also raised purebred milk cows, swine, sheep, and poultry, and had a modern dairy operation, from the William E. Scripps Estate website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Portrait of Robert Warren Scripps, son of Detroit News publisher, William E. Scripps with "Diana" a four-month old white Scotch collie. "A successor to Prudence Prim, deceased White House Pet was offered to Mrs. Coolidge and accepted by her, the new arrival is one Diana of Wildwood, a four-month old white Scotch collie, Diana was donated by W. E. Scripps of Wildwood Farms, Orion, Michigan, in the names of his son Robert Warren, 7, and daughter Ann, 5," from Times article, 1927.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Group of men pose in front of Detroit News plane at the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio. "In 1912, [William E.] Scripps taught himself to fly and became the first man in Michigan to own and fly an airplane ... While Scripps enjoyed the thrills of aviation, he also saw the practical possibilities of flight. In 1912, he took off from the Detroit River with Detroit News photographer William Kuenzel aboard his flying boat. Kuenzel shot the first aerial photographs of the city--photos that were later published in The News, in 1914, Scripps piloted a Curtiss Flying Boat to deliver copies of The Detroit News and to test to practicality of air delivery, throughout his life Scripps championed the involvement of The Detroit News in aviation, that involvement reached its peak during Scripps' tenure as president of The News, from 1929 to 1952," from Detroit News article, "Those daring Detroit Newsmen in their flying machines."
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Detroit News publisher and pilot, William E. Scripps sits on couch with fellow pilot, Walter R. Brookins. "The Wright brothers realized that if the science of aviation were to develop, it would first be necessary to win public acceptance of flight throughout the United States, this required that a demonstration team be assembled to fly exhibitions, the first pilot hired for the team was Walter Richard Brookins, a Dayton native and long-time student and friend of the Wrights, Brookins learned to fly in 1909 at the Wrights’ flight school near Montgomery, Alabama, on what is now a portion of Maxwell Air Force Base, he made his first solo flight after only two and one-half hours of instructional flying, this qualified Brookins to be appointed the Wrights' first instructor to train pilots for the new Wright Exhibition Team," from the First Flight Society website.
Brookins soon became one of the most legendary exhibition flyers in America, setting world records for altitude, cross-country flight and endurance. In 1910 in New Jersey, he flew to an altitude of 6,175 feet in a Wright biplane, becoming the first to fly a mile high.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1938-04-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Detroit News publisher William E. Scripps (second from right) sits at table with unidentified men at his 50th anniversary celebration at the Detroit News(?)
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- William E. Scripps, his wife Nina Downey and children Mary Ann and Robert W. stand behind a wooden fence possibly watching an event at an unidentified location. "Scripps was the heir to the Detroit News, an early aviator, radio pioneer, auto manufacturer, environmentalist, and patron of the arts," from The Detroiter.com.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library AudioVisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1929-05-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Detroit News publisher William E. Scripps (second from right) sits at table with unidentified men at his 50th anniversary celebration at the Detroit News(?)
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Unidentified men examine the wings of a goose at Wildwood Farm (home of Detroit News publisher, William E. Scripps) in Lake Orion, Michigan. "William E. Scripps founded the true heart of the estate, Wildwood Farm, in 1916, though he described the farm as his “hobby,” he took it very seriously; he implemented state-of- the- art agricultural practices in land reclamation and stock breeding, by the late 1920s, the farm was world famous ... Will Scripps established Wildwood Farm with the help of Scots cattleman Sidney Smith, who was his estate superintendent for over thirty years, the farm housed seven managers and employed numerous workers from the Orion area," from the William E. Scripps Estate website.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City
- Description:
- Men load the casket of James Scripps, son of Detroit News publisher, William E. Scripps into back of hearse. Scripps died of appendicitis at age 22.
- Notes:
- Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library
- Collection:
- Virtual Motor City