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In 1924, the US Army Air Service sent four specially-built aircraft, the Douglas World Cruisers (DWC) Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleans on an around the world flight. This collection consists of six black and white photographs and corresponding negatives relating to a stop at Le Bourget, Paris, France on July 14, 1925 during the flight.
Identifier
NASM.2023.0006
Date
July 14, 1924
Provenance
Tim Wilson, Gift, 2022, NASM.2023.0006.
Extent
0.03 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of six 4.5 by 3 inch black and white photographs and corresponding negatives relating to the landing at Le Bourget, Paris, France of the 1924 US Army Around the World Flight on July 14, 1925. Shown in the photographs are the Douglas World Cruiser (DWC) aircraft Chicago (#2), Boston (#3), and New Orleans (#4), as well as some crew members including Leslie P. Arnold and Erik Henning "Swede" Nelson. Charles Nungesser can be seen in the foreground of one of the photographs. The donor purchased these photographs and negatives from the estate of an unidentified person who is believed to have been the photographer.
Arrangement note
Each of the prints in this collection had a numberstamped on the reverse, the prints were grouped according to these numbers. Negatives were put in the same order as the prints. Scans in the digital slideshow accompanying this collection record were made from the prints.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
1924 US Army Around the World Flight Photographs and Negatives [Wilson], NASM.2023.0006, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
Douglas World Cruiser (DWC)
Flights around the world
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Black-and-white negatives