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Ryan NYP Wing Crane Operation with Hazard Truck #625 (1927)

Broad side view of R.E. Hazard crane truck 625 lifting the 46-foot Spirit of St. Louis wing beside a railroad boxcar.
Ryan NYP Wing Crane Operation with Hazard Truck #625 (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A comprehensive industrial photograph captured through Donald A. Hall Sr.'s camera showing R.E. Hazard Contracting Co. crane truck #625 maneuvering the Spirit of St. Louis wing. The exposure captures the full 46-foot span of the one-piece wooden wing suspended horizontally directly above the Santa Fe boxcar roofline. Mechanics positioned on the boxcar roof align the structure for mounting onto transport carriages, documenting the street-level relocation from the factory loft to Dutch Flats airfield.