Letter from Orville Wright to Fred Black about Acquiring Wright Home for Greenfield Village, November 3, 1936

THF714291 / Letter from Orville Wright to Fred Black about Acquiring Wright Home for Greenfield Village, November 3, 1936

Artifact Overview

Henry Ford purchased the Wright brothers' home in 1936 and moved it from Dayton, Ohio, to his outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. In this letter to Ford's associate Fred Black, Orville Wright wrote, "I can not [sic] believe the house would make an interesting exhibit at Greenfield Village, but if Mr. Ford thinks it will, I am quite willing that he have it."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

03 November 1936

Subject Date

03 November 1936

Creators

Wright, Orville, 1871-1948

Place of Creation

United States, Ohio, Dayton

Collection Title

Fred Black and Fred Smith Papers

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.152.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Carol J. Schulman.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Typewriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 7.25 in

Keywords	United States, Ohio, Dayton Letters (Correspondence) Correspondence Collectors and collecting Houses Historic preservation Open-air museums Relocated buildings and structures Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Black, Fred L., 1891-1971 Ford Motor Company Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village Wright Home

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