Andrew Kramer Retires

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Summary

Andrew Kramer, Smithsonian instrument maker, retires after nearly 61 years of service. Kramer came to the Smithsonian in 1892, and was "one of the small group who worked with Secretary Samuel P. Langley on his famous airplane and the models that preceded it. From then until his retirement Mr. Kramer was associated with the Astrophysical Observatory."

Subject

  • Kramer, Andrew
  • Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Torch, August 1959, p. 1
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1953, p. 122

Contact information

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

Date

June 30, 1953

Topic

  • Airplanes
  • Instruments
  • Aeronautics
  • Retirement

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