The pioneer spirit still lives

One image (1849) shows an oxen-driven Conestoga wagon (California or Bust) leaving a town, while several bystanders wave goodbye. A man dressed in top hat and frock coat comments, "It's almost certain death - You'll either be massacred by the redskins or get lost in the desert - If you don't know any better'n to take such chances you ought to be locked up." A second image (1927) shows the airplane Spirit of St. Louis (America to Europe) taking off from an airfield, while a man comments, "It's sure death! They'll either run out of gas or get lost in the fog! There ought to be a law to keep them from taking chances."

Publication date: 1927-09-08

Copyright date: 1927

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Air travel--1920-1930
• Transatlantic flights--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Editorial cartoons
• Political cartoons

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (September 8, 1927), Section One, p. 10

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-