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Brains of Aeronautic World represented on National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is photographed in Washington the other day when they met at the Navy Department. The duties of the Committee, as provided by Congress, are to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight, with a view to their practical solution. In the photograph, left to right: G.W. Lewis; Charles G. Abbet, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; Orville Wright, Inventor of the airplane; Commander John H. Towers; U.S.N., here of the first trans-atlantic flight in 1919; Joseph S. Amos, Chairman; Brig. General Benjamin D. Foulois, first U.S. Army Aviator; William P. MacCracken, former Secretary of Commerce for Aviation; Charles F. Marvin, Chief U.S. Weather Bureau; David W. Taylor, Vice Chairman. Standing is John F. Victory, Secretary

Brains of Aeronautic World represented on National Advisory Committee ...

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Commander John H. Allen, USN (covered)

Commander John H. Allen, USN (covered)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Commander John H. Colvett, USN (covered)

Commander John H. Colvett, USN (covered)

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Commander John H. Westerfield, USN (covered)

Commander John H. Westerfield, USN (covered)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: James S. Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Commander John H. Almay II, USN (covered)

Commander John H. Almay II, USN (covered)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files