CHARLES LINDBERGH (1927, 1941) Photo archive

Charles Lindbergh. 1927, 1941. New York: Various, 1927, 1941. Set of 4 vintage original approximately 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white glossy silver gelatin photos. All have notations, newspaper clippings or ink date/blind stamp on verso. Minor use for publication, overall near fine.

Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974) is famous for making the first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20–21, 1927. Flying his custom monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, from New York to Paris, he instantly became an international hero. Over 33 hours, Lindbergh flew 3,600 miles to win the $25,000 Orteig Prize. The flight’s massive success sparked the “Lindbergh Boom” which drastically increased public interest in aviation and airline stocks. Lindbergh was also famous for the tragic kidnapping of his infant son in 1932; his World War II isolationism during which he toured Nazi Germany speaking for the America First Committee; inventing the perfusion pump with Nobel-Prize winner Dr. Alexis Carrel, and for winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1954 for his autobiography The Spirit of St. Louis.

Three photos are from 1927, including Lindbergh with his plane and two in a motorcade celebrating his triumph; a fourth shows Lindbergh giving a speech for an America First Committee meeting in 1941.