Christmas Card from Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine Wright, 1911
THF229996 / Christmas Card from Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine Wright, 1911
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Artifact Overview
With their list of personal and professional contacts growing ever longer, the Wright siblings sent printed Christmas cards during the 1911 holiday season. Unfortunately, the new year would not be a happy one for the Wrights. Exhausted by ongoing legal fights over their aviation patents, Wilbur Wright died from typhoid fever on May 30, 1912.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Christmas card
Date Made
1911
Subject Date
1911
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
82.300.1623.15
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Ribbon (Material)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.25 in
Width: 4 in
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