Book Used by the Wright Family, "Grimm's Fairy Tales," 1880-1889
THF250330 / Book Used by the Wright Family, "Grimm's Fairy Tales," 1880-1889 / front cover
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Artifact Overview
Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. 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 Details
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1880-1889
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Compiled by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and published by Montgomery Ward & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.56
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Green
Gold (Color)
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