Starting the Engine at Dutch Flats (1927)

A mechanic pulling the propeller to start the engine of the Spirit of St. Louis on the dirt runway at Dutch Flats, with spectators watching. — Starting the Engine at Dutch Flats (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A classic, historic 1927 photograph preserved from the original negatives. This image captures a mechanic pulling the propeller to start the Wright Whirlwind engine of the Spirit of St. Louis at Dutch Flats, preparing Charles Lindbergh for the highly anticipated first test flight of Donald A. Hall Sr.'s radical design.