Orville Wright

ID: A-32497 or A32497

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date:

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

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Summary

Orville 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, Orville 1871-1948

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

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

  • Airplanes
  • Inventors
  • Aeronautics
  • Portraits

Form/Genre

Photographic print

ID Number

A-32497 or A32497

Physical description

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

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