Letter from Orville Wright to Fred Black about Acquiring Wright Home for Greenfield Village, November 3, 1936
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Henry Ford purchased the Wright brothers' home in 1936 and moved it from Dayton, Ohio, to his outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. In this letter to Ford's associate Fred Black, Orville Wright wrote, "I can not believe the house would make an interesting exhibit at Greenfield Village, but if Mr. Ford thinks it will, I am quite willing that he have it."
Henry Ford purchased the Wright brothers' home in 1936 and moved it from Dayton, Ohio, to his outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. In this letter to Ford's associate Fred Black, Orville Wright wrote, "I can not believe the house would make an interesting exhibit at Greenfield Village, but if Mr. Ford thinks it will, I am quite willing that he have it."
Artifact
Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
03 November 1936
Subject Date
03 November 1936
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2023.152.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Carol J. Schulman.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 7.25 in
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