Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Aerial view from the Tupolev ANT-25 long-range Soviet airplane that Mikhail Gromov, Andrei Yumashev, and Sergei Danilin piloted from Moscow to a field outside San Jacinto, CA. The flight broke the record for longest non-stop flight, and helped to popularize the polar air route from Europe to North America. July 14, 1937. Text from original nitrate sleeve: Candid Camera shots of Russian Flyers - 15 films - 30 shots.
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0027xm0s
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No linguistic content
Subject
Aeronautics--California--San Jacinto Airplanes--Russian--California--San Jacinto Environment World records--California--San Jacinto Aerial views
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