Lindbergh and the Engine Cowling (1927)

An artistic, low-angle shot focusing on the burnished engine cowling and cylinders of the Spirit of St. Louis, with Charles Lindbergh walking toward the aircraft in the background. — Lindbergh and the Engine Cowling (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

This artistic 1927 composition beautifully juxtaposes the burnished metal cowling of the Spirit of St. Louis against the figure of Charles Lindbergh. Captured at Dutch Flats after Lindbergh had donned his flying suit for photographs, it stands as a brilliant portrait of the man and the legendary machine engineered by Donald A. Hall Sr.