拍品 82 A
82 A
A collection of press photographs relating to Charles A. Lindbergh and the trans-Atlantic flight of the Spirit of St. Louis
A collection of press photographs relating to Charles A. Lindbergh and the trans-Atlantic flight of the Spirit of St. Louis

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A collection of press photographs relating to Charles A. Lindbergh and the trans-Atlantic flight of the Spirit of St. Louis
thirty-two images, of various size, and mostly with Le Journal press stamp on the reverse, with numerous images of Charles A. Lindbergh and French dignataries, receiving the Legion of Honor, meeting Lord Chamberlain, at welcoming events; numerous images of the Spirit of St. Louis in the air, on the ground, with Col. Lindbergh in the cockpit, and in states of dismantling for the return trip home.
8¼ x 10½ in. (21 x 26.7 cm.) and smaller. (32)

拍品专文

Charles A. Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Airfield in Long Island, New York to start the first solo, non-stop trans-Atlantic flight on May 20, 1927. He made a successful touchdown at the Le Bourget Aerodrome in Paris, France, May 21st. The flight lasted for 33 hours, 30 minutes and 29.8 seconds.