World's record breaker

American aviator Elinor Smith, fully suited in pilot gear. At 17, Smith remained in the air 13 hours and 16 minutes, surpassing the previous endurance mark for women pilots by 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Publication date: 1929-02-10

Size: 18.2 x 9.9 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Air pilots--American--1920-1930
• Smith, Elinor--Sports
• World records--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Portrait photographs

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 Sunday Tribune (February 10, 1929), Picture Section/Part 2, p. 3

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Inc.