Propeller airplane carrying the Pan-American Flyers landing in the water on the shore of Lake Michigan at Oak Street Beach

DN-0083555

Title: Propeller airplane carrying the Pan-American Flyers landing in the water on the shore of Lake Michigan at Oak Street Beach Description: Image of a propeller airplane carrying the Pan-American Flyers, aviation pioneers led by Major H. A Bargue and including Alter C. Lochner, landing in the water on the shore of Lake Michigan at Oak Street Beach in Chicago, Illinois. A crowd is standing on the beach on the right side of the image. The Pan-American Flyers flew 20,500 miles from San Antonio to Washington D. C., via South America and the West Indies. Date Depicted: 1927 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Extent: 5 x 7 in. Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: DN-0083555, Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago Historical Society Accession Number: 1960.784 Acquisition Source: Gift of Field Enterprises, Inc. Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Chicago Daily News Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum Catalog Record ID: 143486 Max Pixels - Width: 500 Max Pixels - Height: 408 Help improve this content