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Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Mary Pickford and Charles Lindbergh on Transcontinental Air Transport's Inaugural Flight, July 1929

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Artifact Overview

Charles Lindbergh championed the growth of commercial aviation. He served as a consultant to Transcontinental Air Transport, a pioneering airline formed in 1928. TAT offered cross-country service through a combination of airplane and railroad travel. Lindbergh posed with Anne Morrow Lindbergh, his wife, and movie star Mary Pickford (center) to celebrate TAT's inaugural flight.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

08 July 1929 - 09 July 1929

Collection Title

Photographic Vertical File Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1660.P.O.4827

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

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