Help me find this poster of the Wright Flyer.

November 6, 2008 11:41 AM

Help me find this poster/image: On the back wall of the Diamond Knot Brew Pub on the waterfront in Mukilteo, WA, there is a poster showing the Wright Flyer in the air over a beach, presumably Kitty Hawk. The shadow of the Wright Flyer has the shape of a modern stealth fighter or bomber (kind of a delta or flying-wing shape).

Along the bottom of the poster is a row of little pictures of planes, a historic progression from old to new. Since the Brewery is close to the Boeing plant in Everett, WA, it seems likely to be a Boeing poster showing Boeing planes.

I'd love to be able to obtain the poster, or find the image on-line. Any help you can give would be much appreciated. Thanks!

posted by takenRoad to Media & Arts (5 answers total)

I've done some preliminary searching for this poster online (no luck as of yet), but just thought of an idea you might want to look into. I would try contacting the Museum of Flight in Seattle - although they are independent from Boeing, they have very strong ties to the company. They may have more information about the poster in question and where you might be able to find it. I checked their online store and did not see the poster you describe, but they have a fairly large gift shop at their physical location. Good luck!
posted by karizma at 12:28 PM on November 6, 2008

Here's a page that shows the poster, but the link is broken. It's a start, anyway.

Cool poster, by the way.
posted by dinger at 12:38 PM on November 6, 2008

We may be too late. It appears that this was a poster sponsored by Curtiss Wright Flight Systems for the Centennial of Flight celebrations in December, 2003, and is no longer available. Here's the press release announcing its availability.
posted by dinger at 12:50 PM on November 6, 2008

That press release provides contact information for "JPEG or other information" so maybe they can at least provide a nice resolution image.
posted by exogenous at 12:51 PM on November 6, 2008

Response by poster: @ dinger: Bingo. That's the poster. Thanks also for the press release.
@ exogenous: Yep, I'll follow up with them. Thanks.

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posted by takenRoad at 1:10 PM on November 6, 2008