Book Used by the Wright Family, "Poetical Works of Robert Burns," 1856
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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
1856
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Written by Robert Burns and published by George Routledge and Sons, London, England.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.154
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Canvas
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Bookbinding (Process)
Handwriting
Color
Blue
Black (Color)
Gold (Color)
Inscriptions
in pencil inside front cover:
From Mother
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