Identifier2007-08-08_image_240SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 3CreatorWide World Photos, Inc.DescriptionPhotograph of S. A. Shumovsky (left) and Claude Ryan (right) with a sealed barograph from a Soviet aircraft following its transpolar flight, California, circa 1930s.
Typed caption on album: "End of dramatic flight over North Pole to Calif. Left to Right, S.A. Shumovsky, Soviet Representative of Aeronautics, and Claud [Claude] Ryan, National Aeronautical Association Representative, designer and builder of the Spirit of Saint Louis. They are shown with the sealed barograph which was removed from the Soviet plane and will be sent to Washington for the official check on mileage of the flight."
Stamped on verso: "Complimentary. Not for publication. The following credit must be printed underneath each reproduction of this picture. Photograph from Los Angeles Bureau Wide World Photos. Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Not to be syndicated, rented, or loaned. This photo must not be used for advertising purposes without written permission."
Wide World Photos, Inc., [S. A. Shumovsky and Claude Ryan with sealed barograph], [2007-08-08_image_240]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 20/01/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/9715