Portrait of Orville Wright as a Boy, 1878
THF117223 / Portrait of Orville Wright as a Boy, 1878
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Artifact Overview
Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871, in the family house in Dayton, Ohio. In 1878 his father, a bishop who traveled frequently on church business, brought home a toy helicopter for Orville and his brother Wilbur. The Wright brothers later credited the toy with sparking their earliest interest in aviation.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
1878
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
62.167.3
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: 2.438 in
Inscriptions
S. T. Wiggins, Photographer, No. 15 South Commercial Street, Ground Floor Gallery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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