Wilbur Wright

ID: A-32497-a or A32497A

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 25, Folder: 41

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Summary

Wilbur Wright, one of the co-inventors of the first aircraft. The Wright Brothers wrote to Smithsonian Secretary Samuel P. Langley for advice on inventing flying machine early in their work. They later donated some of their historic aircraft to the Institution.

Subject

Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 25, Folder: 41

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

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Topic

  • Airplanes
  • Inventors
  • Aeronautics
  • Portraits

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Portraits

ID Number

A-32497-a or A32497A

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print

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