Samuel P. Langley
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Date: 1887
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 15, Folder: 1
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.
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 15, Folder: 1
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1887
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10610 or MAH-10610
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print