Subject:

Gallaudet, Edson F  Search this

Arts and Industries Building)  Search this

Date:

1921

Category:

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 298, Box 1, "Local Notes," 10/6/1921, p. 3.

Summary:

Recently installed in the East Hall of the Arts and Industries Building is the original experimental hydroplane made by Edson F. Gallaudet, son of the founder of Gallaudet University, and chair of the board of the Gallaudet Aircraft Corporation. The hydroplane incorporated in it means for lateral control and wing warping.

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Airplanes  Search this

Buildings  Search this

Exhibitions  Search this

National Collections  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_433