Katharine Wright and Harriet Silliman Washing Dishes, Wright Home, Dayton, Ohio, 1896
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Katharine Wright provided essential support, feedback, and advice to her older brothers, Wilbur and Orville. She managed the home they all shared with their father, Milton, and she managed Wright Cycle Company when her brothers traveled to North Carolina for test flights. Katharine is seen here (at left) with Harriett Silliman, a classmate from Oberlin College.
Katharine Wright provided essential support, feedback, and advice to her older brothers, Wilbur and Orville. She managed the home they all shared with their father, Milton, and she managed Wright Cycle Company when her brothers traveled to North Carolina for test flights. Katharine is seen here (at left) with Harriett Silliman, a classmate from Oberlin College.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1896
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.1369
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.000 in
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