Wilbur Wright

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Wright, Wilbur 1867-1912

Summary

Wilbur Wright, one of the co-inventors of the first aircraft. The Wright Brothers wrote to Smithsonian Secretary Samuel P. Langley for advice on inventing flying machine early in their work. They later donated some of their historic aircraft to the Institution.

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

Standard number

A-32497-a or A32497A

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Portraits

Physical description

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

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Aeronautics

Airplanes

Inventors