President William Howard Taft (left) with Senator John Bourne Jr. of Oregon, and Captain Archibald Wilingham Butt (standing). They are pictured here at Fort Myer, Virginia, where they have come to watch the Wright brothers' preparations for the trial flight of their Military Flyer.
Claudy Glass Plate Negative Collection
Photographer
Carl H. Claudy Sr.
ID#:
SI-95-8465
Source:
National Air and Space Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution