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Lindbergh Returns, Madison
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Crowd greeting the "Spirit of St. Louis" when Charles Lindbergh flew to Madison on August 22, 1927. The crowd at Pennco Field (Royal Airport)was so large that Lindbergh himself cannot be seen here. The size of the Madison crowd is representative of the public adulation Lindbergh received after his trans-Atlantic flight. Madison was particularly excited because Lindbergh had been a student at the University of Wisconsin.
August 22, 1927
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Lindbergh's Airplane
August 22, 1927
Charles Lindbergh landing the Spirit of St. Louis, a Ryan NYP at Pennco Field (Royal Airport). This stop was one of only two appearances made in Wisconsin during Lindbergh's triumphant national tour.
Lindbergh Returns, Madison
August 22, 1927
Charles A. Lindbergh (center) surrounded by Wisconsin dignitaries during a ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium that honored him. Lindbergh was a student at the University of Wisconsin, 1920-1922, and...
Lindbergh Returns
August 22, 1927
Charles Lindbergh, a former University of Wisconsin student, speaking to a large crowd at Camp Randall Stadium after his history-making trans-Atlantic flight.
Lindbergh Speech
August 22, 1927
Charles Lindbergh speaking to a crowd at a stadium.
Lindbergh at Camp Randall Stadium
August 22, 1927
Charles Lindbergh meeting local dignitaries, with the crowd of admirers behind him seated in the stadium. Partly obscured to his right is Governor Schmedeman and further to the left, Secretary of S...
Charles Lindbergh
1927
Charles Lindbergh arriving in Madison to receive an honorary degree from University of Wisconsin. 1927
