Author:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Arts and Industries Building  Search this

Physical description:

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

Type:

Photographic print

Exhibit

Date:

c. 1920s?

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

View from the other end of the hall, neg # 33065

Summary:

View of Wright Brothers Military Airplane used by the United States Army, 1909-1910 in the Arts and Industries Building. It was the first flying machine purchased and put in practical service by any government. Behind it is the first autogiro in America. They hang above various exhibit cases.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder 1

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Wright Brothers' Airplane  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

Airplanes  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Standard number:

91-3699

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_8305