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List of Illustrations

  1. “We”

  2. Father and son

  3. Madison, WI⁠—Instructor and classmates in a mid-western military school

  4. Shipping the Spirit of St. Louis

  5. The men who made the plane.

  6. St. Louis, MO⁠—Financial backers of the nonstop New York to Paris flight

  7. Fuselage frame of the plane

  8. Working on navigation charts for flight

  9. Instrument board of the plane

  10. “We” make a test flight

  11. Curtiss Field, L. I.⁠—Patsy, the mascot for the Spirit of St. Louis

  12. Curtiss Field, L. I.⁠—Police guarding the Spirit of St. Louis on its way to the runway for the takeoff

  13. Curtiss Field, L. I.⁠—Captain René Fonck wishes Lindbergh the best of luck

  14. Curtiss Field, L. I.⁠—Getting ready for the takeoff. “The weather was pretty sick”

  15. Curtiss Field, L. I.⁠—Just before starting on the big adventure

  16. “I didn’t use my periscope all the time, but could look out my windows”

  17. Paris, France⁠—A salutation from M. Bleriot

  18. Paris, France⁠—Paul Painlevé, French Minister of War, extends his welcome. On the right is Ambassador Myron T. Herrick

  19. Paris, France⁠—With M. Doumerque and Ambassador Herrick

  20. Paris, France⁠—Crowds at the City Hall at the official reception

  21. Paris, France⁠—Guests at the luncheon of M. Bleriot

  22. Paris, France⁠—With Ambassador Herrick on the steps of the embassy, just after arrival in Paris

  23. London, England⁠—The welcome at Croyden Field where a milling mob of nearly half a million had gathered

  24. Brussels, Belgium⁠—With Crown Prince Leopold during the official reception

  25. London, England⁠—With H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and Lord Lonsdale (left) in the royal box at the Derby Ball

  26. London, England⁠—Crowds pressing around the Spirit of St. Louis as the plane landed. Some of the souvenir-hunters managed to tear away bits of the wing

  27. London, England⁠—“At Croyden Field I escaped to the top of the observation tower overlooking the crowd”

  28. The U.S.S. Memphis, flagship on which the author returned to America

  29. Washington DC⁠—Coming down the gangplank of the U.S.S. Memphis, followed by his mother

  30. Washington DC⁠—Charles Evans Hughes confers the Cross of Honor from the United States Flag Association

  31. Washington DC⁠—At the tomb of “The Unknown Soldier” at Arlington Cemetery

  32. Washington DC⁠—Speeches at Washington Monument. The President at Colonel Lindbergh’s right

  33. From the Top of Washington Monument

  34. Washington DC⁠—At Arlington Cemetery

  35. Copy of the $25,000 check presented by Raymond Orteig

  36. New York City⁠—Receiving the Orteig Prize medal. Mr. Orteig is standing in the center between Colonel Scott and myself

  37. Welcome in New York Harbor

  38. New York City⁠—Riding up Broadway

  39. New York City’s welcome

  40. New York City⁠—A June snowstorm

  41. New York City⁠—The parade passing through Central Park where over 400,000 people were gathered. A solid bank of humanity flanked our passage

  42. New York City⁠—Parade in Central Park as seen from a nearby skyscraper

  43. New York City⁠—Speaking at the ceremonies in Central Park. Governor Smith of New York behind the “mike”

  44. Brooklyn, NY⁠—Speaking at the ceremonies in Prospect Park

  45. The Spirit of St. Louis after her return

  46. Mitchel Field, L. I.⁠—After the flight to Washington

  47. St. Louis’ welcome⁠—Looking down Washington Avenue

  48. Mother and son

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