Portrait of Milton Wright, 1878-1881
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Milton Wright inspired his sons, Wilbur and Orville, with his strong sense of morality and his belief in family as a haven from the outside world. Wright, a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, traveled frequently on church business. But the time away from home did not lessen his devotion to his children.
Milton Wright inspired his sons, Wilbur and Orville, with his strong sense of morality and his belief in family as a haven from the outside world. Wright, a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, traveled frequently on church business. But the time away from home did not lessen his devotion to his children.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
1878-1881
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
62.167.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 4.063 in
Width: 2.438 in
Inscriptions
S. T. Wiggins, Photographer, No. 15 South Commercial Street, Ground Floor Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa."
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