Name/Title
PhotographsEntry/Object ID
2013.1047.1.1Description
Press photo, U.S. Army plane, "Question Mark," Endurance Record, Los Angeles 4 January 1929. The airplane model Fokker C-29 is shown in mid-flight over Los Angeles. Major Carl Spatz was in command of the plane. The "Question Mark" was part of an attempt to set a world record for staying in the air the longest. There is a photographer's stamp, inscription in pencil, and a glued newspaper section on the reverse side of the photograph. The image has stains other accretion issues, loss along the right edge, discoloration, warped edges, adhesive residue. It is in fair condition.