Wright Brothers Outside Smithsonian Institution Building

Summary

The Wright Brothers outside the Smithsonian Institution Building on February 10, 1910, after receiving the Langley Medal for their contributions to aeronautics. Alexander Graham Bell, a Smithsonian regent, stands closest to the automobile. To his right is Orville Wright, then Wilbur Wright, then Smithsonian Secretary Charles Doolittle Walcott. The Wright Brothers contacted Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Pierpont Langley for advice on aeronautics early in their work on the airplane. They later donated their historic aircraft to the Smithsonian.

Subject

• Bell, Alexander Graham 1847-1922
• Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927
• Wright, Orville 1871-1948
• Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912
• Board of Regents
• Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

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

Date

1910

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Awards
• Inventors
• Secretaries
• Aeronautics
• Rewards (Prizes, etc.)
• Langley Medal
• Regents
• Medals
• Aeronautics--Awards

Place

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Group, candid

ID Number

22184 or MAH-22184

Physical description

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

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