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Title
Anne Lindbergh Receiving National Geographic Society Award
Date Created and/or Issued
1934-03-31T08:00:00Z
Publication Information
Chapman University Digital Commons
Contributing Institution
Chapman University, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives
Collection
UPI - Charles A. Lindbergh
Rights Information
copyrighted
UPI retains the copyright on all photographs. Permission to use photographs must be obtained from United Press International.
Description
Mrs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh became the first woman to receive the Hubbard Gold Medal of Honor of the National Geographic Society. At a private ceremony, which she requested, the presentation was made as her famous husband, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh watched. Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, president of the society, is shown making the presentation. Mrs. Lindbergh received the coveted honor for her exploits in the air as radio operator and navigator for her husband in 40,000 miles of exploratory flights.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/upi_lindbergh/24
Subject
Charles Lindbergh
Aviation
Spirit of St. Louis
United States History
Source
UPI - Charles A. Lindbergh

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