Link Love: 12/17/2010

The first flight on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with Orville Wright at the cont

  • On this day in 1903 the Wright Brothers took their first flight, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with Orville Wright at the controls of the Wright Flyer. Check out our famous photograph of the historic, 12 second, 120 foot flight above and right here.
  • The snowflake crafting continues! Inspired by the “Snowflake Bentley” photographs in our new Winter Wonderland set on the Flickr Commons, fan Liz West posted some wonderful snowflake brushes for you to download and use! Please do email us with any photos or stories of how you’ve used Liz’s brushes or our craft templates from this set!
  • How did the Detroit Institute of Art’s Conservation team discover a Lewis Hine photography forgery? Check it out below!

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