Gardiner Greene Hubbard was an American lawyer, financier, and community leader. He was a founder and first president of the National Geographic Society; a founder and the first president of the Bell Telephone Company which later evolved into AT&T, at times the world's largest telephone company; a founder of the journal Science; and an advocate of oral speech education for the deaf.
Hubbard in 1875
Hubbard and his wife, Gertrude, in the 1890s
1947 photograph of Bell descendants with statue of Bell
National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in the world.
A dancer of the cafes, Algeria, 1917 photograph from National Geographic Magazine
A notable gathering on the steps of Hubbard Hall, 1909
National Geographic Society's Administration Building in Washington, D.C.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh's customized medal detailing her flight route