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 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
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.
Melville House, the Bells' first home in North America, now a National Historic Site of Canada
Bell, top right, providing pedagogical instruction to teachers at the Boston School for Deaf Mutes, 1871; throughout his life, he referred to himself as "a teacher of the deaf"
Alexander Graham Bell's telephone patent drawing, March 7, 1876