"An Authority on Matters of Aviation Speaks to the World: Colonel Lindbergh"
1930
A gelatin silver print portrait of a young, suited man posed beside a Columbia-branded radio microphone, intended to present him as a confident public authority.
You notice first his calm, direct gaze and relaxed hand-in-pocket stance, set against the upright microphone stamped with bold “COLUMBIA” letters that dominates the right side of the picture.
The photograph records how radio and photography together forged modern celebrity and authoritative public voices in the early twentieth century, showing mass media’s role in shaping public identity.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
9 3/4 × 7 15/16" (24.8 × 20.2 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
The New York Times Collection
Accession
2064.2001
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