Charles Lindbergh at 14 Months, 1903

THF256652 / Charles Lindbergh at 14 Months, 1903
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Artifact Overview

Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born to Charles A. and Evangeline Land Lindbergh on February 4, 1902. Though he was born in his mother's hometown of Detroit, Michigan, Lindbergh grew up in Little Falls, Minnesota, near where his father's family had settled after emigrating from Sweden. Charles A. and Evangeline had a difficult marriage and drifted apart, though they never formally divorced.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

02 June 1927

Subject Date

1903

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1629.217

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.625 in
Width: 4 in

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