Dedication Ceremony for Wright Home and Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village, April 1938
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On April 16, 1938 -- what would have been Wilbur Wright's 71st birthday -- Henry Ford dedicated the Wright Home and Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village. Ford relocated both buildings to Dearborn from their original locations in Dayton, Ohio. Orville Wright, who assisted in the project by providing original furnishings and equipment, was guest of honor at the ceremony.
On April 16, 1938 -- what would have been Wilbur Wright's 71st birthday -- Henry Ford dedicated the Wright Home and Wright Cycle Shop in Greenfield Village. Ford relocated both buildings to Dearborn from their original locations in Dayton, Ohio. Orville Wright, who assisted in the project by providing original furnishings and equipment, was guest of honor at the ceremony.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
16 April 1938
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.P.188.23021.B
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 in
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