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Title
Alcock & Brown -- first across by air
Type
Still Image
Collection
Subject
Alcock, John, Sir, 1892-1919
Brown, Arthur Whitten, Sir, 1886-1948
Columbus, Christopher
Air travel--1910-1920 (LCTGM)
Airplanes--1910-1920 (LCTGM)
Ships--1490-1500 (LCTGM)
Editorial cartoons--American (GMGPC)
Genre Form
graphic
Drawings
Language
English
Classification
LCC: CD 1 - Pease, no. 6
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Summary
Cartoon shows a plane (labeled "Transatlantic Flight") flying over a sailing ship (labeled "1492"). A small figure on the ship waves and calls out, "Sail on!" Compares the first transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland on June 14, 1919 by John W. Alcock and Arthur W. Brown to Columbus's first voyage to the New World.
Authorized Access Point
Pease, Lute, 1869-1963 Alcock & Brown -- first across by air