CHARLES A. LINDBERGH TRANSCONTINENTAL AIR TRANSPORT PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION:

An Inventory of Photographs at the Minnesota Historical Society

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Title:Charles A. Lindbergh Transcontinental Air Transport photograph collection.
Dates:1927-1930.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Collection documenting the first official passenger flight for Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT), for which Charles A. Lindbergh helped plan and serve as pilot. Images include inauguration celebrations at Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale, California with plane christenings by actresses Gloria Swanson and Mary Pickford and group portraits including the first flight passengers. Also included are photographs of Lindbergh with the Spirit of St. Louis, portraits, and images of him and Anne Morrow Lindbergh unrelated to the TAT flight.
Quantity:35 photographs: black and white; 8 x 10 inches and smaller and 13 photographs: negative, black and white; 8 x 10 inches and smaller.
Location:I.456: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Charles A. Lindbergh Transcontinental Air Transport Photograph Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV2015.27

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990084552000104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
I.456.1Inauguration ceremony for the first flight service by Transcontinental Air Transport, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, July 8, 1929. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Inauguration ceremony for the first flight service by Transcontinental Air Transport, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDigital image
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I.456.2Gloria Swanson seated at Inauguration ceremony for the first passenger flight service by Transcontinental Air Transport, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, July 8, 1929. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 inches
Gloria Swanson seated at Inauguration ceremony for the first passenger flight service by Transcontinental Air Transport, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDigital image
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I.456.3Gloria Swanson christening the City of Philadelphia at the Inauguration ceremony for the first passenger flight service by Transcontinental Air Transport, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, July 8, 1929. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Gloria Swanson christening the City of Philadelphia at the Inauguration ceremony for the first passenger flight service by Transcontinental Air Transport, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDigital image
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I.456.4Gloria Swanson christening the City of Philadelphia at the Inauguration ceremony for the first passenger flight service by Transcontinental Air Transport, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, July 8, 1929. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Gloria Swanson christening the City of Philadelphia at the Inauguration ceremony for the first passenger flight service by Transcontinental Air Transport, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDigital image
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I.456.5Gloria Swanson, Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh seated at Transcontinental Air Transport's first passenger flight Inauguration ceremony, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, July 8, 1929. 2 photographs: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Gloria Swanson, Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh seated at Transcontinental Air Transport's first passenger flight Inauguration ceremony, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDigital image
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I.456.6Mary Pickford holding a bouquet of roses next to the City of Los Angeles at the Inauguration ceremony for Transcontinental Air Transport's first passenger flight, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, July 8, 1929. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 inches
Mary Pickford holding a bouquet of roses next to the City of Los Angeles at the Inauguration ceremony for Transcontinental Air Transport's first passenger flight, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDigital image
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I.456.7Mary Pickford standing between Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, July 8, 1929. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Mary Pickford standing between Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. LindberghDigital image
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I.456.8A group at the entrance of the City of Los Angeles, July 8, 1929. 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Pictured, from left to right: Douglas Fairbanks, Major C.C. Moseley, Vice-President of TAT; Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Mary Pickford, Colonel Lindbergh, Dudley Steele and John Bowers.
A group at the entrance of the City of Los AngelesDigital image
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I.456.9107085Arrival of the first westbound Transcontinental Air Transport passenger flight at Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, July 10, 1929. 2 photographs: black and white; 8 x 10 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 4 x 5 inches
Pictured, from left to right: Chauncey T. Lamb, D.M. Scheaffer, Mrs. G.P. Putnam, unidentified, Betty Brainerd, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Charles A. Lindbergh, Eddie Bellande, and unidentified man in uniform.
Arrival of the first westbound Transcontinental Air Transport's passenger flight at Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDigital image
11381-BA group at the entrance of the City of Los Angeles, July 8, 1929. 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 8 x 10 inches
A group at the entrance of the City of Los AngelesDigital image
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I.456.10Charles A. Lindbergh stepping out of City of Washington upon arrival in Los Angeles, July 8, 1929. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 inches
Charles A. Lindbergh stepping out of 'City of Washington' upon arrival in Los AngelesDigital image
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I.456.1111382-BColonel Charles A. Lindbergh just after his arrival with the City of Washington, 1929. 2 photographs: black and white; 10 x 8 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 10 x 8 inches
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh just after his arrival with the City of WashingtonDigital image
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I.456.12TWA's technical adviser, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, center, stands in front of a Transcontinental Air Transport Ford Tri-Motor with John Collings (left) and an unidentified pilot, 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
TWA's technical adviser, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, center, stands in front of a Transcontinental Air Transport Ford Tri-Motor with John Collings (left) and an unidentified pilotDigital image
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I.456.13City of Los Angeles, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
City of Los AngelesDigital image
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I.456.14107086; 11383-BCharles A. Lindbergh with Transcontinental Air Transport personnel?, undated. 2 photographs: black and white; 8 x 10 inches and 2 photographs: negative, black and white; 8 x 10 inches and 4 x 5 inches
Charles A. Lindbergh with Transcontinental Air Transport personnel?Digital image
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I.456.1511384-BCharles A. Lindbergh and Will Rogers in cockpit, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Charles A. Lindbergh and Will Rogers in cockpitDigital image
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I.456.1611385-BCharles A. Lindbergh and Will Rogers next to Transcontinental Air Transport plane, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Charles A. Lindbergh and Will Rogers next to Transcontinental Air Transport planeDigital image
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I.456.17Charles A. Lindbergh with Jack Maddux, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 4 inches
Charles A. Lindbergh with Jack MadduxDigital image
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I.456.18Charles A. Lindbergh and Jack Maddux, center, with group, approximately 1929-1930. 1 photograph: black and white: 4 x 5 inches
Charles A. Lindbergh and Jack Maddux, center, with groupDigital image
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I.456.19Charles A. Lindbergh with Western Union Telegraph and Cable personnel, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Charles A. Lindbergh with Western Union Telegraph and Cable personnelDigital image
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I.456.2011386-BCharles A. Lindbergh with Transcontinental Air Transport personnel, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Charles A. Lindbergh with Transcontinental Air Transport personnelDigital image
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I.456.21107087Charles A. Lindbergh, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 4 inches
Charles A. LindberghDigital image
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I.456.2211387-BC.M. Bradley, Charles A. Lindbergh and John A. Collings before leaving Mitchell Field, New York, January 12, 1929. 2 photographs: black and white; 10 x 8 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 10 x 8 inches
C.M. Bradley, Charles A. Lindbergh and John A. Collings before leaving Mitchell Field, New YorkDigital image
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I.456.23107088Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh in front of Transcontinental Air Transport plane, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 4 inches
Charles and Anne Lindbergh infront of Transcontinental Air Transport planeDigital image
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I.456.24107089Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh in flight suits next to Lockheed Sirius, March 1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 5 x 4 inches
Charles and Anne Lindbergh in flight suits next to Lockheed SiriusDigital image
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I.456.25Charles A. Lindbergh next to Spirit of St. Louis, undated. 1 photograph: nitrate, black and white; 5 x 7 inches
Charles A. Lindbergh next to 'Spirit of St. Louis,'Digital image
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I.456.269671-BPortrait of Charles A. Lindbergh, undated. 1 photograph: black and white; 10 x 8 inches and 1 photograph: negative, black and white; 10 x 8 inches
Portrait of Charles A. LindberghDigital image
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I.456.27Mayor Charles H. Kline and members of reception committee to Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh at Pitt Stadium, University of Pittsburgh, August 3, 1927. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10 inches
Mayor Charles H. Kline and members of reception committee to Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh at Pitt Stadium, University of PittsburghDigital image
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I.456.28First Transcontinental Air Transport passenger flight, approximately 1929-1930. 1 photograph: black and white; 11 x 8 inches
Collage showing the first transcontinental flight route, a photograph of Anne and Charles Lindbergh with Mary Pickford, a photograph of the City of Columbus and an image of a TWA Sky Skipper.
First Transcontinental Air Transport passenger flightDigital image

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Aeronautics, Commercial -- Photographs.
Persons:
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937.
Lindbergh, Anne Morrow, 1906-2001.
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
Organizations:
Transcontinental Air Transport -- Photographs.
Document Types:
Photographs.
Negatives (photographs).

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