Frame Structure behind Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910

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Artifact Overview

Before moving the Wright Cycle Shop from Dayton, Ohio, to Greenfield Village in November 1936, Henry Ford's agents collected old images and took detailed photographs of the building. These photos helped the team reassemble the structure in Dearborn, Michigan. Orville Wright and Charlie Taylor, the mechanic who built the engine for the 1903 Flyer, also assisted to ensure the reconstruction's accuracy.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1910

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

P.A.9608

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Inscriptions

verso: Henry Ford Museum with Neg No. A-9608 front, typed caption adhered to lower edge of image: Frame structure behind 1127 W. Third Street ca. 1910. This is the same building pictured in A 9607 and B 61969. E.I. photo A 9608.
Frame Structure behind Wright Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio, circa 1910