The First Flight of the Spirit of St. Louis (1927)

An action photograph of the Spirit of St. Louis lifting off the dirt runway at Dutch Flats during its first test flight. — The First Flight of the Spirit of St. Louis (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A monumental moment in aviation history. Donald A. Hall Sr. captured this 1927 action photograph of the 25-year-old Charles Lindbergh at the helm, lifting the fully assembled Spirit of St. Louis off the dirt runway at Dutch Flats for its very first test flight.