Book Used by the Wright Family, "Discourses on Doctrinal and Practical Subjects," 1859
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Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. Wright was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so it's not surprising that religious studies, hymnals, and rhetoric guides were among his volumes. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. Wright was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so it's not surprising that religious studies, hymnals, and rhetoric guides were among his volumes. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1859
Creators
Flickinger, D. K. (Daniel Kumler), 1824-1911
Printing Establishment of the United Brethren in Christ
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Written by D. K. Flickinger and William J. Shuey and published by the Printing Establishment of the United Brethren in Christ, Dayton, Ohio.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.67
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Canvas
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Brown
Gold (Color)
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