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- Lincoln Portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles Visiting the Piccard Stratosphere Flight Balloon at Ford Airport, October 1934 - In October 1934, the Piccard stratospheric flight ascended 10.9 miles from Ford Airport field. The magnesium gondola depicted here was carried by a hydrogen balloon. Charles Roscoe Miles, a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln, marketed his resemblance via a lecture circuit in the 1930s, where he met Henry Ford and was invited to visit the Museum and Greenfield Village.
- October 17, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Lincoln Portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles Visiting the Piccard Stratosphere Flight Balloon at Ford Airport, October 1934
In October 1934, the Piccard stratospheric flight ascended 10.9 miles from Ford Airport field. The magnesium gondola depicted here was carried by a hydrogen balloon. Charles Roscoe Miles, a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln, marketed his resemblance via a lecture circuit in the 1930s, where he met Henry Ford and was invited to visit the Museum and Greenfield Village.
- Lincoln Portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles Visiting the Piccard Stratosphere Flight Balloon at Ford Airport, October 1934 - In October 1934, the Piccard stratospheric flight ascended 10.9 miles from Ford Airport field. The magnesium gondola depicted here was carried by a hydrogen balloon. Charles Roscoe Miles, a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln, marketed his resemblance via a lecture circuit in the 1930s, where he met Henry Ford and was invited to visit the Museum and Greenfield Village.
- October 17, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Lincoln Portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles Visiting the Piccard Stratosphere Flight Balloon at Ford Airport, October 1934
In October 1934, the Piccard stratospheric flight ascended 10.9 miles from Ford Airport field. The magnesium gondola depicted here was carried by a hydrogen balloon. Charles Roscoe Miles, a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln, marketed his resemblance via a lecture circuit in the 1930s, where he met Henry Ford and was invited to visit the Museum and Greenfield Village.
- Lincoln Portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles Visiting the Piccard Stratosphere Flight Balloon at Ford Airport, October 1934 - In October 1934, the Piccard stratospheric flight ascended 10.9 miles from Ford Airport field. The magnesium gondola depicted here was carried by a hydrogen balloon. Charles Roscoe Miles, a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln, marketed his resemblance via a lecture circuit in the 1930s, where he met Henry Ford and was invited to visit the Museum and Greenfield Village.
- October 17, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Lincoln Portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles Visiting the Piccard Stratosphere Flight Balloon at Ford Airport, October 1934
In October 1934, the Piccard stratospheric flight ascended 10.9 miles from Ford Airport field. The magnesium gondola depicted here was carried by a hydrogen balloon. Charles Roscoe Miles, a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln, marketed his resemblance via a lecture circuit in the 1930s, where he met Henry Ford and was invited to visit the Museum and Greenfield Village.
- Will Rogers, Charles Roscoe Miles, and Henry Ford in Greenfield Village, October 1934 - Henry Ford admired Lincoln's character and collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Lincoln had practiced law in the 1840s. Here, Mr. Ford and Will Rogers stands outside the courthouse with Lincoln portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles. Miles was a distant relative of Lincoln's and used his resemblance to the president to support himself during the Great Depression.
- October 12, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Will Rogers, Charles Roscoe Miles, and Henry Ford in Greenfield Village, October 1934
Henry Ford admired Lincoln's character and collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Lincoln had practiced law in the 1840s. Here, Mr. Ford and Will Rogers stands outside the courthouse with Lincoln portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles. Miles was a distant relative of Lincoln's and used his resemblance to the president to support himself during the Great Depression.
- Will Rogers, Charles Roscoe Miles, and Henry Ford in Greenfield Village, October 1934 - Henry Ford admired Lincoln's character and collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Lincoln had practiced law in the 1840s. Here, Mr. Ford and Will Rogers stands outside the courthouse with Lincoln portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles. Miles was a distant relative of Lincoln's and used his resemblance to the president to support himself during the Great Depression.
- October 12, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Will Rogers, Charles Roscoe Miles, and Henry Ford in Greenfield Village, October 1934
Henry Ford admired Lincoln's character and collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Lincoln had practiced law in the 1840s. Here, Mr. Ford and Will Rogers stands outside the courthouse with Lincoln portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles. Miles was a distant relative of Lincoln's and used his resemblance to the president to support himself during the Great Depression.
- Charles Roscoe Miles with Henry Ford in Greenfield Village, October 1934 - Henry Ford admired Lincoln's character and collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Lincoln practiced law in the 1840s. Here, Mr. Ford stands outside the courthouse with Lincoln portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles. Miles was a distant relative of Lincoln's and used his resemblance to the president to support himself during the Great Depression.
- October 12, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Charles Roscoe Miles with Henry Ford in Greenfield Village, October 1934
Henry Ford admired Lincoln's character and collected many Lincoln-related artifacts, including the Logan County, Illinois, courthouse in which Lincoln practiced law in the 1840s. Here, Mr. Ford stands outside the courthouse with Lincoln portrayer Charles Roscoe Miles. Miles was a distant relative of Lincoln's and used his resemblance to the president to support himself during the Great Depression.