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Title: Capt. Hugo Sundstedt
Date(s): 1919~, 1919
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Bain News Service (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Capt. Hugo Sundstedt in cabin of transatlantic aeroplane'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00421
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Lady Peace at Southport Richmand and Merrill Take-Off
Date(s): 1936-09-14
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Planet News Ltd. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Harry Richmand and Dick Merrill, the American Atlantic flyers, have taken off from Southport sands on their return flight to America in their plane 'Lady Peace.' Photo shows: 'Lady Peace' surrounded by crowds of holidaymakers on Southport sands shortly before the take-off.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00195
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Only Street Cleaners Sorrowful as Lindy Is Wildly Acclaimed in New York!
Date(s): 1927-06-13
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Photo shows a general view of the crowds in Central Park, on the mall of which Governor Alfred E. Smith presented Capt. Lindbergh with the New York State Medal of Valor. Note the street cleaners in the foreground, looking rather balefully at the bales of confetti and paper streamers that were hurled from office windows.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00231
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Richman and Merrill
Date(s): 1936-09-14
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Harry Richman and Dick Merrill made a dash from Southport, England, on the return flight to America. They are shown - Merrill (left), and Richman (right) being greeted by representatives of the French Air Ministry on their arrival at Le Bourget. Their plane, Lady Peace, is in back.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00408
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Callizo Ousted by French Air Club for Altitude Fraud
Date(s): 1928
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Fotogram (Firm) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'All the aviation records claimed by the French pilot Lt. Jean Callizo, were declared void by the Aero Club of France and his name was stricken from the list of aviators. Callizo used a fixed barograph to substantiate his claim to an altitude record of 13,000 meters. A club official had concealed a true barograph, that showed he had reached only 4,000 meters.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 1975360_496_1
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Soviet Fliers Fail to Take Non-Stop Record
Date(s): 1936-08-02
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Three Soviet fliers and a Soviet plane designer, are shown in Moscow, before taking off on a projected 7,000-mile non-stop flight across the wastes of Siberia. The plane was a huge Soviet-built monoplane, with fuel tanks in the wings, and a three-bladed propellor. The fliers were forced down at Nikolaievsk, Siberia, after flying a distance of 5,460 miles. The non-stop record is 5,653 miles, held by the French fliers, Rossi and Codos. Left to right: A.N. Tupolev, designer of...
Show moreText on verso: 'Three Soviet fliers and a Soviet plane designer, are shown in Moscow, before taking off on a projected 7,000-mile non-stop flight across the wastes of Siberia. The plane was a huge Soviet-built monoplane, with fuel tanks in the wings, and a three-bladed propellor. The fliers were forced down at Nikolaievsk, Siberia, after flying a distance of 5,460 miles. The non-stop record is 5,653 miles, held by the French fliers, Rossi and Codos. Left to right: A.N. Tupolev, designer of the plane; and the fliers: A. Belekov; V. Chekalov; and G. Baudukov.'
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Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00431
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Officers to Make Pan-American Flight Received by President
Date(s): 1926-11-20
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Harris & Ewing (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'The pilots of the United States Army Air Service, who will make the Pan-American flight, were received at the White House today by President Coolidge. The Yankee flyers will start Dec. 15 from San Antonio, Texas, and will fly approximately 18,000 miles. In the photograph, front row, left to right: Maj. Herbert A. Dargue, in charge of the flight; Capt. A.B. McDaniel and Lt. B.S. Thompson. Back row, left to right: Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, new Chief of Staff; Secretary of...
Show moreText on verso: 'The pilots of the United States Army Air Service, who will make the Pan-American flight, were received at the White House today by President Coolidge. The Yankee flyers will start Dec. 15 from San Antonio, Texas, and will fly approximately 18,000 miles. In the photograph, front row, left to right: Maj. Herbert A. Dargue, in charge of the flight; Capt. A.B. McDaniel and Lt. B.S. Thompson. Back row, left to right: Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, new Chief of Staff; Secretary of War, Dwight F. Davis and Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, Chief of the U.S. Army Air Service.'
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Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00412
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Balloon Races 1926
Date(s): 1905-04-09
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner)
Description: Text on verso: 'Capt. Hawthorne C. Gray'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00146
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Remarkable Photo of Navy Seaplane!
Date(s): 1930
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'This remarkable photo of the Navy F-5-L seaplane was taken from another plane showing it passing through fantastic cloud banks over the Florida coast.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00166
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: On the Way to Haiti
Date(s): 1933-06-11
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Flying the same plane in which Clarence Chamberlin crossed the Atlantic, Captain J. E. Boyd, took off from Floyd Bennett Airport in New York City on June 11th on a projected non-stop good will flight to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The above photo made shortly before the take off shows left to right - Robert G. Lyon, co-pilot; Captain J.E. Boyd, pilot; and Harold P. Davis, author and journalist, who is making the trip.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00252
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Pilots Shaking Goodbye
Date(s): 1929-06-13
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Associated Press (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'The crews of the American and French planes shake goodbye to each other before the hopoff of the two planes for France and Rome.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00392
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Col. Lindbergh Takes Off for New York
Date(s): 1927-06-13
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Harris & Ewing (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Col. Lindbergh flying an Army plane over Bolling Field, Washington, today just before heading for New York. Because of motor trouble in the 'Spirit of St. Louis,' the daring flyer used an Army plane in bidding farewell to the National Capital.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00223
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Two unidentified men with aircraft equipment
Date(s): 1920/1940, 1920, 1940
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00595
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Place Pontoons on World Planes
Date(s): 1924-03-31
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Photo shows plane #1 of the round-the-world cruisers, belonging to Maj. Martin, commander of the expedition as it rolled out on the dock at Sand Point Field, Seattle, where the crane will hoist it up while it is being equipped with pontoons, necessary for the next lap of the journey.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00274
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Marine Plane Crash Kills Lieutenant
Date(s): 1939-08-08
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'A Marine single-seater fighting plane crashed in flames yesterday morning in a hilly, brush covered region six miles southeast of El Cajon, killing the pilot and starting a fire which was combatted by two tank trucks and a crew from the La Mesa forestry office and a fire truck and crew from El Cajon. The flier was Second Lieut. Horace P. Houf, attached to Marine fighting Squadron 2, North Island. Photo shows plane after the crash.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00346
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: USS Patoka, oil tanker to be converted into an airship tender
Date(s): 1920/1940, 1920, 1940
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Photo shows the Patoka, the navy's fuel oil tanker which will be converted into an airship tender for use with the navy's Artic expedition by air during the coming summer.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00578
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Where Six Died, Eight Were Injured, In Crash
Date(s): 1933-04-01
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'The mass of wreckage that was a tri-motored plane before it crashed at Neodesha, Kas., carrying six to their deaths and critically injuring eight others. The ship was carrying the championship basketball team of Canada, the Winnipeg Toilers, home from an international meet at Tulsa, Okla.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00340
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: President Coolidge Poses With Pan American Flyers
Date(s): 1927
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Harris & Ewing (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'A close up of President Collidge, and two of the Pan American flyers after they were presented with diplomas of the Distinguished Flying Cross certificates. Left to right - Major Herbert A. Dargue, President Coolidge, and Capt. Ira C. Eaker'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00411
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Army Aviators Are First to Successfully Land on Famous Island in Pacific
Date(s): 1924-04-01
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Landing without misap on the famous island of Lanai in the Hawaiian group, Lieuts. W. C. Goldsborough, E.S. Davis, and Sergt. Harold Fischer of the United States Army Air service are the first men to successfully land an airplane on the island. They flew a DeHaviland army plane. The picture shows them with their ship after returning to Luke Field, Honolulu.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00516
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Six People Pinned Beneath Ulm's Plane
Date(s): 1933-08-04
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'The machine in which flight-Lieut. Ulm and three companions were to take off from Portmarnock Strand, Ireland, on a flight across the Atlantic, collapsed while being refuelled. After the refuelling operations, an effort was made to wheel the machine off the planks on to the sands. The left wheel slipped and the machine tilted over. The undercarriage gave way under the strain of more than 1,000 gallons of gas, and six people were pinned beneath and injured. Photo shows Ulm's...
Show moreText on verso: 'The machine in which flight-Lieut. Ulm and three companions were to take off from Portmarnock Strand, Ireland, on a flight across the Atlantic, collapsed while being refuelled. After the refuelling operations, an effort was made to wheel the machine off the planks on to the sands. The left wheel slipped and the machine tilted over. The undercarriage gave way under the strain of more than 1,000 gallons of gas, and six people were pinned beneath and injured. Photo shows Ulm's plane, the 'Faith in Australia,' threatened by the incoming tide on Portmarnock Strand, Ireland, after the accident.'
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Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00335
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Missing Army Fliers Found After Five Months Search
Date(s): 1923-05-14
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Five months unrelenting search through the mountains of California and Arizona for Col. Francis Marshall and Lieut. Charles Webber, ended when their wrecked airplane and the bodies of the two men were found in densely wooded country on Cuyamaca Mountain, a short distance from San Diego. The army men left San Diego for Tucson, Ariz., early in December and were never heard from again. Ever since that time parties in airplanes, automobiles, and on foot have been combing the two...
Show moreText on verso: 'Five months unrelenting search through the mountains of California and Arizona for Col. Francis Marshall and Lieut. Charles Webber, ended when their wrecked airplane and the bodies of the two men were found in densely wooded country on Cuyamaca Mountain, a short distance from San Diego. The army men left San Diego for Tucson, Ariz., early in December and were never heard from again. Ever since that time parties in airplanes, automobiles, and on foot have been combing the two states in search of the missing plane and the fliers. They were finally found by cattlemen. Webber was the pilot of the ship: Col. Marshall was riding as a passenger. (This picture shows the tail of the ship which was found lying in such a way as to indicate that it had caught in the tops of trees and been torn off as the plane flew through a dense fog, causing the machine to crash.)'
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Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00364
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Personnel of Army Bomber
Date(s): 1929~, 1929
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Harris & Ewing (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Personnel of army bomber that 'bombed' New York City the night of May 21, 1929. Left to right - Mr. Bradley Jones, navigator; Lieut. Charles T. Skow, radioman; Lieut. Odas Moon, pilot; Lieut. Eugene Eubank, assistant pilot; Lieut.J.F. Richter, refueller.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00588
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Graf Zeppelin flying along Japanese coast between Tokyo and Yokohama
Date(s): 1929
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Photo shows the Graf Zeppelin flying along the Japanese coast between Tokyo and Yokohama. (This photo was flown across the Pacific Ocean on the Graf Zeppelin and relayed east from Los Angeles to New York, beating the Graf on its trip eastward)'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00086
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: World Planes Hovering Over Seattle
Date(s): 1924-03-24
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Photo shows three of the U.S.army planes, which are on a round-the-world tour, seen as they arrived at Settle, where they are to join the fourth plane. From Seattle the four planes will start on one of the hardest laps of the journey.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00269
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Lindbergh Inaugurates Lincoln Library in Mexico City!
Date(s): 1927-12-19
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Among his first official visit in Mexico City on the day after he landed there from Washington, Col. Lindbergh inaugurated the Lincoln Library in Mexico City, donated by the American colony to the city. (Photo shows Lindbergh arriving at the Lincoln Library, amid the applause of children.)'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00238
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

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