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- Book Used by Milton Wright, "Fragments of Science for Unscientific People," 1871 - Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's <em>On the Origin of Species</em>, 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.
- 1871
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Book Used by Milton Wright, "Fragments of Science for Unscientific People," 1871
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.
- Book Used by Milton Wright, "Hymns for the Sanctuary," 1874 - Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. Wright was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so it's not surprising that religious studies, hymnals, and rhetoric guides were among his volumes. 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.
- 1874
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Book Used by Milton Wright, "Hymns for the Sanctuary," 1874
Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. Wright was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so it's not surprising that religious studies, hymnals, and rhetoric guides were among his volumes. 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.
- Book Used by Milton Wright, "Novum Testamentum," 1866 - Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. Wright was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so it's not surprising that religious studies, hymnals, and rhetoric guides were among his volumes. 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.
- 1866
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Book Used by Milton Wright, "Novum Testamentum," 1866
Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. Wright was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so it's not surprising that religious studies, hymnals, and rhetoric guides were among his volumes. 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.
- Electric Shock Box, Used by Milton Wright, 1897-1917 - Milton Wright owned this electric shock machine. One person turned the small hand-cranked electric generator, while another person -- perhaps unsuspectingly -- took hold of the metal handles. The current passed through the second person's body and caused a mild, though definitely noticeable, electric shock. Some people thought these machines offered health benefits. Others simply enjoyed their novelty.
- 1897-1917
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Electric Shock Box, Used by Milton Wright, 1897-1917
Milton Wright owned this electric shock machine. One person turned the small hand-cranked electric generator, while another person -- perhaps unsuspectingly -- took hold of the metal handles. The current passed through the second person's body and caused a mild, though definitely noticeable, electric shock. Some people thought these machines offered health benefits. Others simply enjoyed their novelty.
- Book Used by Milton Wright, "On the Genesis of Species," 1871 - Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's <em>On the Origin of Species</em>, 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.
- 1871
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Book Used by Milton Wright, "On the Genesis of Species," 1871
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.
- Portrait of Milton Wright, 1878-1881 - Milton Wright inspired his sons, Wilbur and Orville, with his strong sense of morality and his belief in family as a haven from the outside world. Wright, a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, traveled frequently on church business. But the time away from home did not lessen his devotion to his children.
- 1878-1881
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Portrait of Milton Wright, 1878-1881
Milton Wright inspired his sons, Wilbur and Orville, with his strong sense of morality and his belief in family as a haven from the outside world. Wright, a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, traveled frequently on church business. But the time away from home did not lessen his devotion to his children.
- Book Used by Milton Wright, "McGuffey's Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide, or Fifth Reader," 1853 - Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. Wright was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so it's not surprising that religious studies, hymnals, and rhetoric guides were among his volumes. 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.
- 1853
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Book Used by Milton Wright, "McGuffey's Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide, or Fifth Reader," 1853
Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. Wright was a Bishop of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, so it's not surprising that religious studies, hymnals, and rhetoric guides were among his volumes. 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.
- Bishop Wright, Lorin, Orville and Wilbur Wright at the Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Dayton, Ohio, June 1909 - Five and a half years after their first flight, Wilbur and Orville Wright were honored for their achievement by their hometown of Dayton, Ohio. On June 17-18, 1909, banners decorated Dayton's streets, fireworks lit the sky, and the brothers received medals from the U.S. Congress, the State of Ohio, and the City of Dayton in a gala public ceremony.
- 17 June 1909-18 June 1909
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Bishop Wright, Lorin, Orville and Wilbur Wright at the Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration, Dayton, Ohio, June 1909
Five and a half years after their first flight, Wilbur and Orville Wright were honored for their achievement by their hometown of Dayton, Ohio. On June 17-18, 1909, banners decorated Dayton's streets, fireworks lit the sky, and the brothers received medals from the U.S. Congress, the State of Ohio, and the City of Dayton in a gala public ceremony.
- Book Used by Milton Wright, "Elocution," 1845 - Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's <em>On the Origin of Species</em>, 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.
- 1845
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Book Used by Milton Wright, "Elocution," 1845
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.
- Portrait of Bishop Milton Wright, circa 1915 - Milton Wright inspired his sons, Wilbur and Orville, with his strong sense of morality and his belief in family as a haven from the outside world. Wright, a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, traveled frequently on church business. But the time away from home did not lessen his devotion to his children.
- circa 1915
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Portrait of Bishop Milton Wright, circa 1915
Milton Wright inspired his sons, Wilbur and Orville, with his strong sense of morality and his belief in family as a haven from the outside world. Wright, a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, traveled frequently on church business. But the time away from home did not lessen his devotion to his children.