Charles Lindbergh with Curtiss P-1 B Airplane at Ford Airport, August 1927
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In August of 1927, pilot Charles Lindbergh flew his Spirit of St. Louis to Dearborn, Michigan. The pair had become famous just months earlier for completing the first non-stop New York to Paris flight. Lindbergh posed in front of a Curtiss airplane at Ford Airport as part of the celebration during his visit.
In August of 1927, pilot Charles Lindbergh flew his Spirit of St. Louis to Dearborn, Michigan. The pair had become famous just months earlier for completing the first non-stop New York to Paris flight. Lindbergh posed in front of a Curtiss airplane at Ford Airport as part of the celebration during his visit.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
August 1927
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.189.4594
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 11.25 in
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