Douglas World Cruiser Floating in Aleutian Bay During World Flight (1924)

A Douglas World Cruiser biplane on pontoons floating in a calm Alaskan bay with snow-covered volcanic mountains in the background. — Douglas World Cruiser Floating in Aleutian Bay During World Flight (1924) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Preserved in the Donald A. Hall Estate Collection from his engineering tenure at Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, this historic May 1924 negative documents a Douglas World Cruiser on pontoons floating in an Aleutian bay. Support skiffs stand by against the dramatic backdrop of snow-capped volcanic peaks during the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe.