Wright Brothers Outside Smithsonian Institution Building

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Object Details

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.)

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

Date

1910

Standard number

22183 or MAH-22183

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Group, candid

Physical description

Color: Cyano type; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print

Place

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Langley Medal

Secretaries

Aeronautics--Awards

Inventors

Rewards (Prizes, etc.)

Awards

Medals

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_9649