Samuel P. Langley

ID: 10610 or MAH-10610

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1887

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 15, Folder: 1

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Summary

Samuel P. Langley (1834-1906), astrophysicist and third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1887-1906). Langley was founder of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. He conducted research in aeronautics and made great efforts to develop the first flying machine. Photo dated August 22, 1887.

Subject

Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 15, Folder: 1

Contact information

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

Date

1887

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Secretariats
  • Secretaries
  • Portraits

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Portraits

ID Number

10610 or MAH-10610

Physical description

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

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