- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Charles Lindbergh Departs
- Date of Original:
- 1927-10-12
- Subject:
- Airports--Georgia--Atlanta
Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)
Airport buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Spectators--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
aerial photographs - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- In this aerial photograph Charles Lindbergh prepares to take off from Candler Field on October 12, 1927, in the Spirit of St. Louis. He is bound for Spartanburg, South Carolina, the next stop on his triumphal tour.
This aerial photograph shows Charles Lindbergh preparing to take off from Candler Field in Atlanta, Georgia on October 12, 1927, in the Spirit of St. Louis. He is bound for Spartanburg, South Carolina, the next stop on his tour. Two large buildings sit behind Lindbergh's plane. One has the words "Atlanta airport" written in large block letters on the roof. Many spectators are lingering around the buildings. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/charles-lindbergh-in-georgia/m-7863/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Georgia Info, Digital Library of Georgia - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Gallery.jsp?id=e-117
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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