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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01536 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1910s |
| Title | Wilbur Wright to Hart O. Berg regarding air craft engines |
| Date | 4 March 1910 |
| Author | Wright, Wilbur (1867-1912) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Comments that he hopes to be in New York before Mr. Peartree leaves. Discusses aircraft engines and mentions the new German motors that give five horsepower more than the French. Asks if he has received a statement of account that was supposed to have been sent. Written on printed stationery of the Wright Brothers, with several penciled notes by recipient or a secretary. |
| Subjects | Science and Technology Transportation Aviation Progressive Era |
| People | Wilbur, Wright (1867-1912) Berg, Hart O. (1865-1941) |
| Place written | Dayton, Ohio |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Berg was an aeronautical pioneer and the Wright brothers' agent in Europe. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |