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Phonograph Record, "Fitzmaurice, von Huenefeld and Koehl" and "They Landed Over Here From Over There," 1928

THF176701 / Phonograph Record, "Fitzmaurice, von Huenefeld and Koehl" and "They Landed Over Here From Over There," 1928
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Artifact Overview

Irishman James Fitzmaurice and Germans Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld and Hermann Kohl made the first successful nonstop east-to-west flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Their crossing, completed on April 12-13, 1928, against difficult prevailing winds, was made in the Junkers W33 airplane Bremen. The three men were celebrated in these two songs recorded by Irving Kaufman.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Phonograph record

Date Made

1928

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2018.134.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Thomas Huenefeld.

Material

Plastic

Color

Black (Color)
Dark red
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 0.125 in
Diameter: 10 in

Inscriptions

impressed on front of record: 2-A-2 / 146260 label on front: Harmony / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / Vocal / THEY LANDED OVER HERE FROM OVER THERE / (Kennedy and Donovan) / IRVING KAUFMAN / 628-H / (146260) / MADE AND PAT'D. IN U.S.A. JAN. 21, '13 AND RE. 16588 impressed on back of record: 3-A-5 / 146261 label on back: Harmony / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / Vocal / FITZMAURICE / VON HUENEFELD AND KOEHL! / (Herbert and Koppell) / IRVING KAUFMAN / 628-H (146261) / MADE AND PAT'D IN U.S.A. JAN. 21, '13 AND RE. 16588