Charles A. Lindbergh Full-Length Portrait in Front of the Spirit of St. Louis (1927)

Full-length portrait of Charles A. Lindbergh in dark suit holding goggles in front of the Spirit of St. Louis at Dutch Flats. — Charles A. Lindbergh Full-Length Portrait in Front of the Spirit of St. Louis (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A primary historical photograph capturing Charles A. Lindbergh at Dutch Flats, San Diego, in May 1927. Dressed in a tailored dark three-piece suit and holding his leather flying helmet and goggles, Lindbergh stands directly before the nose of the newly completed Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis. The background shows the Wright J-5C Whirlwind engine, nose spinner, engine-turned damascening, and mechanics on the airfield apron.