Photograph
Markham Waves to the Crowd
| Beryl Markham, a former Kenyan bush pilot, waves to the crowd as she arrives at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. She had just completed the first solo east-to-west Atlantic crossing by a woman. To her left, in the hat, is her publicist, Harry Bruno. Bruno's papers are one of many mass communications collections in the Historical Society Archives. |
| Image ID: | 10819 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 1936 |
| Creator Name: | International News Photos |
| City: | Brooklyn |
| County: | |
| State: | New York |
| Collection Name: | Harry A. Bruno papers, 1919-1969 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 4056 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 6 inches |
| The airplane in the background is not the "Messenger," Mrs. Markham's plane, as that plane had crashed in Newfoundland. Markham walked away with only the cut on her forehead. Afraid that she would be viewed as a failure because she had not made it to New York City, her real destination, Mrs. Markham was instead welcomed as a heroine. |
| Crowds |
| Women |
| Airplanes |
| Wounds and injuries |
| Outdoor photography |
| Clothing and dress |
| Air pilots |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Hats |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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