Washington hails French ocean flyers

French aviators, Lieutenant Dieudonne Costes and Lieutenant Commander Joseph Marie Le Brix, are greeted in Washington, D.C. by French Ambassador Paul Claudel and American Secretary of War Dwight F. Davis, during one of the stops from their attempt to fly around the world.

Publication date: 1928-02-19

Size: 10.9 x 15.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Washington (D.C.)

Subject(s):

• Costes, Dieudonné, 1892-1973--Public appearances--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930
• Le Brix, Joseph Marie, 1899-1931--Public appearances--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930
• Military air pilots--French--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930
• Claudel, Paul, 1868-1955--Public appearances--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930
• Davis, Dwight F.--Public appearances--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• 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 19, 1928), Picture Section/Part 2, p. 1

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Pacific and Atlantic Photos, Inc.