In 1924, four Douglas World Cruisers, each manned by an Army Air Corps pilot and mechanic, took off from Seattle's Sand Point Field to fly around the world. Some 175 days later, on September 29, 1924, three of the planes arrived back in Seattle. An estimated 40,000 people greeted the flyers as they landed at what is now Magnuson Park. The crowds were expected to be so large that Lake Washington steamers were pressed into service to carry some of the spectators from Madison Park to Sand Point.
In "The Seattle Daily Times Rotogravure Pictorial Section" shown here, several images depict the events of the homecoming celebrations at Sand Point.
Original photographers credited as: Lester Rounds; W. G. Stoeser; Webster & Stevens
Caption information source: The Seattle Times, September 28 and 29, 1924 Caption information source: https://www.seattleworldcruiser.org/first-flight-around-the-world
Physical Description: 1 newspaper page : b&w ; 19.25 x 22.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv52929
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Chamber of Commerce Round-the-World Flight Collection, 1956.1145.2.1
