Hoover, Lt. Eielson, McCracken, 4/8/29 – Antique Print
![Hoover, Lt. Eielson, McCracken, 4/8/29, [19]29 April 8. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/76/767aa205cddc-L.webp)
(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 Hoover, Lt. Eielson, McCracken, 4/8/29. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hoover, Lt. Eielson, McCracken, 4/8/29
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This glass negative records President Herbert Hoover with Lt. Eielson and a second officer, McCracken, on April 8, 1929, about five weeks into Hoover's first months in office. Carl Ben Eielson was an Alaskan bush pilot who had gained national attention in 1928 by flying with the Arctic explorer Hubert Wilkins from Alaska to Spitsbergen, one of the first long-distance flights across the polar region. Meetings like this one put the young aviation field before the new administration. The negative shows streaks and blemishes from the natural breakdown of its original coating, which is worth noting when judging fine detail in the image.
| Created / published | [19]29 April 8. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 4,104 × 4,988 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-246698 |
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