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“WE” Frontispiece

Father and Son 20

Instructor and Classmates in a Mid-western Military School 21

Shipping “The Spirit of St. Louis” 32

The Men who Made the Plane 33

Financial Backers of the Non-stop New York to Paris Flight 50

Fuselage Frame of the Plane 51

Working on Navigation Charts for Flight 66

Instrument Board of the Plane 67

“We” Make a Test Flight 82

Patsy, the Mascot 83

Police Guarding “The Spirit of St. Louis” 98

Captain René Fonck Wishes Me the Best of Luck 99

Getting Ready for the Take-off 114

Just Before Starting on the Big Adventure 115

“I Didn’t Use my Periscope All the Time” 118

A Salutation from M. Bleriot 119

Paul Painlevé Extends his Welcome 126

With M. Doumerque and Ambassador Herrick 127

Crowds at the City Hall 130

Guests at the Luncheon of M. Bleriot 131

On the Steps of the Embassy 146

The Welcome at Croyden Field 147

With Crown Prince Leopold 162

With H. R. H. the Prince of Wales and Lord Lonsdale 163

Crowds Pressing Around “The Spirit of St. Louis” as the Plane Landed 178

“At Croyden Field I Escaped to the Top of the Observation Tower Overlooking the Crowd” 179

The U. S. S. “Memphis,” Flagship, on which the Author Returned to America 194

Coming Down the Gangplank of the U. S. S. “Memphis” 195

Charles Evans Hughes Confers the Cross of Honor 210

At the Tomb of “The Unknown Soldier” 211

Speeches at Washington Monument 226

From the Top of Washington Monument 227

At Arlington Cemetery 234

The $25,000 Check Presented by Raymond Orteig 235

Receiving the Orteig Prize Medal 235

Welcome in New York Harbor 242

Riding up Broadway 243

New York City’s Welcome 258

A June Snowstorm 259

The Parade Passing Through Central Park 274

The Parade in Central Park 275

Speaking at the Ceremonies in Central Park 290

Speaking at the Ceremonies in Prospect Park 291

“The Spirit of St. Louis” After her Return 306

After the Flight to Washington 307

St. Louis’ Welcome 314

My Mother 315

“WE”