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Lee and Stinson Airplane
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A publicity photograph of Clyde Allen Lee of Larsen, Wisconsin, standing beside the Stinson airplane he rebuilt to attempt a trans-Atlantic crossing to Oslo, Norway. Lee's airplane disappeared over the North Atlantic in 1932.
1932
Lee, Clyde Allen
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WHi 10912
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Lee with Passenger
1932
Clyde Allen Lee (left), who grew up in Larsen, Wisconsin, and John Bochkon, a last-minute passenger, before they took off to attempt a trans-Atlantic flight to Oslo, Norway. Their plane disappeared...
Lee's Oshkosh Airplane
1932
In order to undertake a trans-Atlantic flight to Norway, Clyde Allen Lee sought financial support from the local Oshkosh clothing company. The sign painted on the side reads: "Oshkosh B'Gosh Over A...
Lee Tracy
1932
Lee Tracy as gossip columnist Al Roberts in a publicity still for "Blessed Event" (WB, 1932).
Airplane Flying Low Over Airfield
1932
View of a man flying an airplane low over the airfield. He is wearing goggles and waving at the photogarpher. In the background is a barn and trees.
Joan Blondell Publicity Still
November 1932
Publicity still of actress Joan Blondell. Personality portrait by Elmer Fryer, Warner Bros. and First National.
