Crossing the states in the span of the same sun, Lieutenants Macready & Kelly, 1923 / Lemon. – Vintage Print
(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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Crossing the states in the span of the same sun, Lieutenants Macready & Kelly, 1923 / Lemon. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Crossing the states in the span of the same sun, Lieutenants Macready & Kelly, 1923 / Lemon.
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The title, "Crossing the states in the span of the same sun," points to the central feat: Army Air Service Lieutenants John A. Macready and Oakley G. Kelly's 1923 nonstop flight from New York to San Diego, the first transcontinental crossing made without landing. Their Fokker T-2 covered the continent in roughly a day, so the image compresses that journey into a single celestial arc. This lithograph, dated around 1928, was made by Lemon as a commemorative piece, reflecting how quickly the 1920s treated aviation records as national achievements. It is worth noticing how the design turns a long, dangerous flight into a clean, decorative story of progress.
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : offset lithograph, color. |
|---|---|
| Notes | c1928. |
| Subjects | Macready, John A.--Commemoration--1920-1930. Kelly, Oakley G.--Commemoration--1920-1930. Airplanes--United States--1920-1930. Aeronautics--United States--1920-1930. Firsts--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,930 × 6,145 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225625 |
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