Capt. Chas. Nungesser – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Capt. Chas. Nungesser. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Capt. Chas. Nungesser
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This glass negative is catalogued under the name of Capt. Charles Nungesser, the French First World War fighter pilot whose aerial victories and wartime wounds made him one of France's best-known airmen. The record gives no date, and the title comes from caption data the Bain News Service supplied, which the Library of Congress has not independently verified. Bain, a New York news photo agency, sent its pictures of public figures and events to newspapers, so the image likely served as a press portrait. Nungesser's later attempt to fly the Atlantic in 1927 made him famous worldwide, and his disappearance during that flight gave his name a second life in the news.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch eight loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 3,219 × 4,727 px · prints to 11 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-39840 |
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