Book Used by the Wright Family, "The Alcestis of Euripides," 1890

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THF250351 / Book Used by the Wright Family, "The Alcestis of Euripides," 1890 / front cover
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THF250355 / Book Used by the Wright Family, "The Alcestis of Euripides," 1890 / table of contents
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Artifact Overview

Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1890

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Written by Euripides and edited by M. A. Bayfield. Published by Macmillan & Co., London, England.

Collection Title

Wright Brothers Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

38.792.65

Credit

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

Material

Canvas
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Blue
Black (Color)

Inscriptions

On cover: Elementary Classics / EURIPIDES / ALCESTIS / M. A. BAYFIELD M. A. On spine: EURIPIDES ALCESTIS BAYFIELD in ink inside front cover: G. W. Sumner / Hill, M. H. in ink on first page: G. W. Sumner
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