Wright Home--Original Site--Interior--Item1

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Artifact Overview

Before moving the Wright Home from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents found and took detailed photographs of the building's interior. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1897-1898

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

P.188.22418

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 9.938 in

Wright Home--Original Site--Interior--Item1