Collection	Dr. Willard H. Titus
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Albumen print on Carte de Visite mount of George F. Wright.
Medium	Cardstock/Photographic Emulsion
Neg #	12985
Notes	Full Standing view of George F. Wright, wearing dark frock coat, matching vest and trousers, white shirt and tie, and leaning hand on a Gothic Revival chair. George Wright was born November 23, 1807 in Manlius, New York. His Father George Wright was the third settler in Oshkosh. George F. went to Cleveland, OH and Fort Wayne, Indiana where he owned a store. He married Laura Louise Parsons on April 28, 1839. The couple had nine children, five of whom reached adulthood. Wright was the father-in-law of Dr. Willard H. Titus. In 1842 he came to Oshkosh and bought a farm which is now the center of the city. He built a log cabin on the site and later a large Greek Revival house. He was financially ruined in 1856 when the Winnebago Railroad failed. He retired to a farm near Stony beach and traded furs until his death on January 6, 1869.
Object ID	P2000.20.4
Object Name	carte de visite
People	Wright, George Fredrick
Print size	H=4 W=2 1/2 in
Subjects	Victorian male Portrait photographs Pioneers Railroad companies Railroads Farming
Title	George F. Wright
Year Range from	1861
Year range to	1865

NOTICE: This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities for educational and/or research purposes as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation without the permission of The Oshkosh Public Museum. © 2005 Oshkosh Public Museum, All Rights Reserved   
Last modified on: July 22, 2007