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Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (right) and Hugh Herndon (left) standing next to "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), after the airplane's belly-landing in Wenatchee, Washington, October 5, 1931.Inscription: "Simmer…

Photograph of a crowd gathered around "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), after the airplane's belly landing in Wenatchee, Washington, October 1931.

Photograph of Opal Pangborn reading a news announcement on a teleprinter, July 28, 1931.Inscription on verso: "July 28, 1931, the morning the boys started around the world. First Press news."Stamped on verso: "Photo by Lester A. Smith, Wenatchee."

Photograph of Hugh Herndon (right) and Clyde Pangborn (left, standing on airplane) working on "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), in a hangar in Japan, circa 1931. Inscription on verso: "No 1. Upper – Pangborn.…

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (left) and Hugh Herndon (right) relaxing on beds, likely in a hotel room in Washington State, circa 1931.Embossed: "Lester A. Smith, Wenatchee."

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (right), Bert Acosta (center), and Hugh Herndon (left) shaking hands in front of "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), at Roosevelt Field, New York, circa 1931.Typed caption on verso:…

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn looking at the propeller and engine of "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), circa 1931. Clyde Pangborn's business card is attached to the back of the image.Business card on verso:…

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (right) and Hugh Herndon (left) holding birds, circa 1931. "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), is in the background.

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (left) and Hugh Herndon (right) standing next to "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), circa 1931. Herndon holds a sextant.

Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (left) and Hugh Herndon (right) standing in front of "Miss Veedol," a Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft (tail number NR796W), circa 1931. Both men wear flight helmets and goggles.Inscription on verso: "This picture was…