Ray's New Practical Arithmetic, 1877

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Artifact Overview

Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1877

Creator Notes

Written by Joseph Ray and published by Van Antwerp, Bragg & Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

38.792.121

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)
Bookbinding (Process)
Handwriting

Color

Brown
Black (Color)
White (Color)

Inscriptions

On cover: ECLECTIC SERIES / RAY'S / NEW PRACTICAL / ARITHMETIC / VAN ANTWERP BRAGG & CO / CINCINNATI NEW YORK Inside front cover, in pencil: Orville Wright / Dayton / Ohio On page iii, in pencil: Orville / Wright On last page: Katie Wright