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Lot 1030: Important Charles Lindbergh Wire Photographs (12)

ITEM DESCRIPTION

 
Reserve: $300.00
Winning Bid: $475.06
Price Realized: $567.70
Auction Date:4/28/2006 9:00 PM EST

The finest group of Lindbergh photos we have ever seen. All are aviation related and many include his strong wife Anne Morrow. Twelve early and vintage wire photos (from the 20s and 30s) of Lindbergh here. Includes: the Lindberghs flying over Manhattan, The Lindbergh's and Anne's parents at a dock, The Lindberghs smiling before taking flight together, Charles and Ann in the cockpit of their plane, Charles smiling while donning a parachute, Charles sitting on the seat of a glider, Charles working on the Anne Lindbergh Glider in a field while a crowd looks on, Charles seated at camp with friends waiting for winds to pick up for his glider, Lindy preparing a plane for tour, the Lindberghs seated in their plane before taking off, Charles sitting in the cockpit of the fastest plane to ever cross the continent and Lindbergh's low-winged monoplane. These are amazing shots in terms of the quality of the images, the paper, and the condition (EX+ overall).

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