Title

American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne after their flight to Japan, 1931. Artist: Unknown

Caption

American aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne after their flight to Japan, 1931. In May 1927 Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974) made the first successful transatlantic flight, becoming a national hero. Afterwards he used his fame to promote American commerical aviation around the world. Lindbergh married Anne Morrow (1906-2001) on 27 May 1929. In 1932 their son, Charles Jr, was kidnapped and murdered in what became known as 'The Crime of the Century'.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1929

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D79_217

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,1Mb (1,8Mb) / 10,4in x 14,9in / 3129 x 4481 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation female smiling women woman people male man men couple country marriage flight guy aeroplane aircraft plane airplane location century first pilot thirties aviation lady concept married wife husband twenties B&W MONOCHROME transatlantic aviator air Transport United States of America United States black & white black and white B W 1930s 1920s 20th century American America USA Lindbergh Charles photograph portrait Unknown Anne Historica Graphica Collection Charles Lindbergh Anne Morrow Lindbergh Anne Morrow Anne Morrow Morrow Anne Lindbergh photograph portrait