Photograph
Lindbergh before Flight
| Publicist Harry Bruno; B.F. Mahoney, designer of "The Spirit of St. Louis"; an Earl Carroll chorus girl; Charles Lindbergh; and Bruno's partner, Richard Blythe, posing for a portrait shortly before Lindbergh took off for his trans-Atlantic flight. |
| Image ID: | 10909 |
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| Creation Date: | 1927 |
| Creator Name: | New York Times Studio |
| City: | New York |
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| State: | New York |
| Collection Name: | Harry A. Bruno papers, 1919-1969 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 4056 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7 inches |
| Bruno and Blythe had been hired by the Wright Aeronautical Company, manufacturer of the engine that powered the "Spirit of St. Louis," to protect and advise the aviator before and after his flight. This rare picture was taken during a pre-flight photo shoot to which Blythe brought the unidentified chorus girl as a joke. Note that Lindbergh is wearing the same jacket in the portrait in Image ID: 11777. Surprisingly, despite the public acclaim that Lindbergh received following the flight, the young woman never came forward to identify herself. |
| Clothing and dress |
| Dresses |
| Hats |
| Celebrities |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portraits, Group |
| Women |
| Air pilots |
| Publicity |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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