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| Title | Russian aviators with seaplane 'Land of the Soviets, ' Seattle, 1929 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1929 |
| Caption | A three-man crew flying the large all-metal, twin-engine plane "Land of the Soviets" made the first flight from Moscow to New York City in 1929. After a ten-day delay in Siberia due to bad weather, they landed at Seward, Alaska, on September 27th, then proceeded to Sitka on September 29th. A week later they arrived in Seattle where their twin floats were replaced by wheels at Sand Point Naval Air Station. Eventually, the Russian crew did make it to New York, where they were greeted by cheering crowds. |
| Notes | Handwritten on image: Airplanes - Land of Soviets.
Handwritten on sleeve: Airplanes - Russia - Information from American Aviation Historical Society Journal, Fall 1968, p.224-225. Land of the Soviets (Russian flyers visit Seattle). |
| Subjects | Seaplanes--Washington (State)--Seattle; Air pilots--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Sand Point (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | PI20261 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in.; dichroic fog |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
