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Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site

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  • The Silver Dart
  • Boston School for the Deaf
  • Aerial Experiment Association
  • Family and friends at Beinn Bhreagh
  • Bell family
  • Beinn Bhreagh
  • HD-4
  • The Blue Hill tows the Cygnet
  • Alexander Graham Bell, Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan
  • Family portrait
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  • Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell

 

The Silver Dart
Multiplex #309
The AEA's fourth plane, the Silver Dart, made several flights over the ice of Bras d'Or Lakes, including the first powered, heavier-than-air flight in the British Empire, February 23, 1909.
© Parks Canada

 

Boston School for the Deaf
Multiplex #13
The Boston School for the Deaf. In this photo of teachers and students, Bell sits in the top row, far right.
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Aerial Experiment Association
Multiplex #149
The Aerial Experiment Association formed by Bell on October 1, 1907 “to get into the air” with a powered aircraft capable of carrying a man. Financed by Mrs. Bell, the Association included from left to right: Glenn Curtiss, Casey Baldwin, Alexander Graham Bell, Lieutenant Thomas A. Selfridge and J.A.D. McCurdy.
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Family and friends at Beinn Bhreagh
Multiplex #404
Family and friends at Beinn Bhreagh, summer of 1918
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Bell family
Multiplex #4
The Bell Family. Alexander Graham Bell stands at left. His two brothers Melville James (centre) and Edward Charles (right). Alexander Graham Bell spent his early years within view of Edinburgh's majestic castle.
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Beinn Bhreagh
Multiplex #329
The main house at Beinn Bhreagh. Built in 1892-1893, the large and rambling house was the summer home for the Bell clan for many years.
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HD-4
Multiplex #431
September 9, 1919. World marine speed record set by Bell and Baldwin's HD-4: 114 kilometers per hour.
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The Blue Hill tows the Cygnet
Multiplex #168
December 6, 1907. The Blue Hill tows the Cygnet with Thomas Selfridge on board, on her first manned flight.
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Alexander Graham Bell, Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan
Multiplex #50
Alexander Graham Bell communicates by finger spelling with Helen Keller, who became both blind and deaf while still a young child. Miss Keller's teacher Annie Sullivan stands at centre.
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Family portrait
Multiplex #32
Mr. And Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell sit for a portrait with daughters Elsie May (left) and Marian in 1885.
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Kite
Multiplex #235
Melville Grosvenor helps grandfather and assistants haul in a kite.
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Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell
Multiplex #16
Portrait of Alexander Graham Bell, 1876, the year the telephone was patented.
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2017-11-01

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