Smithsonian Secretary Walcott with Alexander Graham Bell the Wright Brothers

AUTHOR:
Unknown
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.)
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Color: Cyano type; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
TYPE:
Photographic print
Group, candid
PLACE:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
DATE:
1910
CATEGORY:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
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.
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
TOPIC:
Langley Medal
Secretaries
Aeronautics--Awards
Inventors
Rewards (Prizes, etc.)
Awards
Medals
STANDARD NUMBER:
22183 or MAH-22183
RESTRICTIONS & RIGHTS:
No restrictions
DATA SOURCE:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9649