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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Charles A. Lindbergh Arc de Triomphe Composite Photograph [Zachter]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2020.0001
- Dates:
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1927
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.13 Cubic feetOne 26 by 48 inch map folder.
- Repository:
This collection consists of a single oversized elaborate composite black and white print photograph (29 3/4 x 40 inches) depicting Charles A. Lindbergh with U.S. Ambassador Myron T. Herrick in an open horse-drawn carriage passing in front of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a single oversized black and white print photograph (29 3/4 x 40 inches) depicting Charles A. Lindbergh with U.S. Ambassador Myron T. Herrick in an open horse-drawn carriage passing in front of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France. The photographic print is an elaborate composite image, assembled from several different photographs and extensively retouched. On a background of the Arc de Triomphe photographed during a celebration or commemorative ceremony is placed an image of the back half of an open barouche carriage (right foreground) followed by a mounted Garde Républicaine honor guard (center); Ambassador Herrick's head has replaced that of the original seated dignitary, and an image of a grinning Lindbergh standing and waving his hat has been added beside Herrick. A group of three young women waving American flags has been inserted behind the carriage. According to family lore, this photograph was given to the donor's grandmother in the early 1930s by a customer in exchange for bread at the family's New York City bakery.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Just one item.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
On May 21, 1927, Charles Augustus Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis 5,810 kilometers (3,610 miles) between Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, and Paris, France, in 33 hours, 30 minutes. With this flight, Lindbergh won the $25,000 prize offered by New York hotel owner Raymond Orteig to the first aviator to fly an aircraft directly across the Atlantic between New York and Paris. When he landed at Le Bourget Field in Paris, Lindbergh became a world hero who would remain in the public eye for decades.
Administration
Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
[Donor Name], [Gift/Purchase/Transfer/etc.], YEAR, YEAR.####
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2020.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Charles A. Lindbergh Arc de Triomphe Composite Photograph [Zachter], NASM.2020.0001, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photomontages | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Herrick, Myron T. (Myron Timothy), 1854-1929 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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