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Title
Lindbergh flying in a glider, ca.1927
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1927
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of Lindbergh flying in a glider, ca.1927. The glider can be seen in the air to the right of center pulled by an automobile which can be seen at center. Three people inside the car are turned to look at the glider behind them, while one man holds what appears to be a megaphone. The ground is composed of dirt, while trees can be seen in the distance.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
26 x 21 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m12866
USC-2-1-1-13018 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-36693
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12866
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-36693.jpg
Subject
Gliders (Aeronautics)
Gliding and soaring
Lindbergh
Transportation--Air--General
Roadways
Time Period
circa 1927
Place
California
USA
Source
36693 [Accession number]
CHS-36693 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
USC
chs-m825

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