<img width="640" height="437" src="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BonneyLindyDou-700x478.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BonneyLindyDou-700x478.jpg 700w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BonneyLindyDou-300x205.jpg 300w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BonneyLindyDou-170x116.jpg 170w, http://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BonneyLindyDou.jpg 1025w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="25703" data-permalink="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/2017/07/16/trans-atlantic-solo-flying-is-jazz-age/bonneylindydou-2/" data-orig-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BonneyLindyDou.jpg" data-orig-size="1025,700" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="BonneyLindyDou" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BonneyLindyDou-300x205.jpg" data-large-file="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BonneyLindyDou-700x478.jpg" />The first non-stop, first transatlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh from New York to Paris in May 1927 was acclaimed around the world as one of the most remarkable and heroic accomplishments in history. The people of Paris were especially excited about the journey since their city was where Lindbergh would be touching down after nearly...
