Title from caption on object: “Lindbergh Arrives in Army Plane as 7,500,000 Throng Roars Welcome"

June 13, 1927

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

Underwood & Underwood

Publisher, American, 1881 - 1940

This is a photograph of a crowded city street during a ticker-tape parade. The image captures a bustling scene filled with confetti and ticker tape falling from above, creating a festive and chaotic atmosphere. The street is lined with tall buildings, and the ground is littered with paper scraps. The sepia tone suggests it is from an earlier era. The visual energy conveys a sense of celebration and public spectacle as the crowd gazes upwards, engulfed in the flurry of paper. American flags hang from the buildings. The perspective is slightly elevated, allowing for a broad view of the street filled with excitement and movement.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.7 × 19.1 cm (9 5/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.285

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite underlined: 6311; upper left stamped in purple ink: PERSONALITIES; upper left: 22 JUL 1927; lower center Underwood & Underwood copyright stamp in purple ink; bottom center printed in orange ink on applied paper: and / UNDERWOOD / Photo by / UNDERWOOD / and / UNDERWOOD / Photo by / UNDERWOOD / and / UNDERWOOD / Photo by / UNDERWOOD / and; bottom center printed in black ink on applied paper: S/7816B4 LINDBERGH RECEPTION / LINDBERGH ARRIVES IN ARMY PLANE AS 7,500,000 / THRONG ROARS WELCOME / NEW YORK--Greeted by a crowd estimated at 7,500,000 / persons, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, New York-to / Paris flyer, received the greatest reception ever / accorded a hero with the possible exception Admiral / Dewey. From the time he arrived in the bay off the / Battery in a Curtiss 0-1 pursuit plane, the flyer's / line of march--six-mile tour of triumph--was lined / by dense crowds waiting to catch a glimpse of the / boy who captured their imaginations. / 7816B5--PHOTO SHOWS: Dazzling confetti downpour / and a portion of the dense crowds waiting to greet / the flyer. / WATCH YOUR CREDIT LINE

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