Contributed by Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum
Description
Capt. Henry W. (Harry) Lyon Jr. of Paris Hill received this humorous certificate from his passage from Australia to the U.S. aboard the S.S. Sonoma after the first trans-Pacific flight, from Oakland, California, to Sydney, Australia.
Lyon was navigator on the flight.
About This Item
- Title: Ship certificate, 1928
- Creator: Matson Navigation Company
- Creation Date: 1928-07-02
- Subject Date: 1928
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Locations:
- Oakland, CA
- Brisbane, Australia
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 15.3 cm x 20.5 cm
- Local Code: 1977.01.029
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Lyon, Henry Ware--Associated objects
- Flight navigators
- Transpacific flights
- Firsts
- Southern Cross (Airplane)
- Flight radio operators
- Certificates
- Sonoma (Ship)
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Hamlin Memorial Library and MuseumPO Box 4316, Hannibal Hamlin Drive, Paris, ME 04271
(207) 743-2980
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