Portrait of Katharine Wright as a Young Girl, circa 1881
THF229965 / Portrait of Katharine Wright as a Young Girl, circa 1881
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Artifact Overview
Katharine Wright was born on August 19, 1874, in her family's house in Dayton, Ohio. She was the only one of the five Wright children to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Katharine returned to Dayton to teach high school. She provided invaluable support to her brothers, Wilbur and Orville, in their efforts to build a successful airplane.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
1878-1881
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
62.167.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 4.125 in
Width: 2.5 in
Inscriptions
On back:
S. T. Wiggins, Photographer, No. 15 South Commercial Street, Ground Floor Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa."
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