Hall Sr. in a tailored dark three-piece suit and necktie. Donald A. Hall Sr. Formal Engineering Portrait (Circa 1925-1927)

Archival studio portrait of young Donald A. — Hall Sr. in a tailored dark three-piece suit and necktie. Donald A. Hall Sr. Formal Engineering Portrait (Circa 1925-1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A vintage studio portrait capturing a young Donald A. Hall Sr. during the mid-1920s. Dressed in a tailored wool three-piece suit, high collar, and patterned silk tie, Hall gazes directly into the lens with quiet focus. Taken following his aeronautical engineering training at Pratt Institute and his work on the Douglas World Cruisers, this portrait preserves the chief engineer and designer of the Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis at the threshold of his historic achievement.