Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1847 - 1922

Biographical Note

Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1870, his family relocated to Canada. Throughout his life, he had an avid interest in the sciences and was an inventor, engineer, and scientist. He invented and patented the first telephone. Bell also held other interests, including conducting work in hydrofoils and aeronautics. He supported and headed the Aerial Experiment Association. Bell died on August 2, 1922 at his home in Nova Scotia.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

"Bell, Selfridge, and Williams", undated

Item — Box Glass plates box 1, item: 010

Scope and Contents From the Series: With more than 229 cubic feet of material, including prints, negatives, transparencies and scrapbooks, the photographic component of the collection makes up the vast majority of the collection and is an incredible resource of documentary images of aircraft. The series is subdivided into five subseries: aircraft files, non-aircraft files, glass plates, scrapbooks and albums, and the Sommerich collection. The aircraft files are then subdivided by format: prints,...

Dates: undated

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers / Series I. Photographs / Subseries C. Glass Plates

Biographical Information Files - B

Sub-Group

Scope and Contents Individuals whose names begin with B: Babcock, Harold E. [Cartographer] Biographical sketch, 2000 Babson, Roger W. [Business expert] Babson, Roger, "Possibilities for Aircraft," Aeronautical Digest, November 1923 Baby, Tony [Museum designer] "Enthusiasm is High for Air Museum Here," Seattle Times, June 26,...

Dates: 20th Century

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Biographical Information Files

Alexander Graham Bell and the Aerial Experiment Association Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2018-10-01-B

Abstract

25 photographs of Alexander Graham Bell and other members of the Aerial Experiment Association along with their aerodrome aircraft; souvenir booklet of the association; 2 photomechanical prints signed by J.A. McCurdy.

Dates: 1908-1909

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives

Archives at The Museum of Flight