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Charles and Anne: 1929
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/02/2008 - 3:07am.
September 18, 1929. "Lindbergh & wife." Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, four months after they married. National Photo glass negative. View full size.
Conception
Submitted by noelani on Thu, 10/28/2010 - 2:31pm.
This was just nine months before the birth of their beautiful, curly-haired son. At the time of the picture, they seemed to have absolutely everything. Less than three years later, I'm sure they would have given it all up, gladly, just to have their baby back.
Vega?
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 5:48pm.
On a different subject: does anyone recognise the plane? It looks like an early Lockheed Vega (without the NACA cowling).
WOW!!!
Submitted by MN Patty on Wed, 05/07/2008 - 2:48pm.
In response to the run-on sentence, all I can say is, "WOW"! Do you have your tinfoil hat on and your windows covered?
Conspirators
Submitted by Dianne on Thu, 03/06/2008 - 9:37pm.
Or the Rand Corporation! Or the Reverse Vampires!
Kidnapping
Submitted by Lance on Thu, 03/06/2008 - 5:44pm.
The writer of the previous post undoubtedly didn't sign a name to it for fear of reprisals from the conspiracy of the Government, big business, the Elders of Zion and the guy on the grassy knoll.
No kidnapping
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 03/06/2008 - 12:15am.
Their baby was not kidnapped, they did not want it because of abnormalities and claimed it was kidnapped and they even let an innocent man be punished for it !!!!
THEY ARE NOT HEROES !!!!
[The punctuation here tells us all we need to know. Thanks! - Dave]
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