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Edith Nourse Rogers

Black and white photograph of Edith Nourse Rogers in the cockpit of an airplane, with goggles pushed up on her forehead, waving/tiles/collection/5/5710.xml
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Reverse of photograph with maker’s information and handwritten text reading, “Rogers, Edith Nourse (Mrs)”/tiles/collection/2/29490.xml
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Black and white photograph of Edith Nourse Rogers in the cockpit of an airplane, with goggles pushed up on her forehead, waving
Reverse of photograph with maker’s information and handwritten text reading, “Rogers, Edith Nourse (Mrs)”
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Date

1929-04-22

Maker

Associated Press Wirephoto

Dimensions

8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Accession Number

2008.123.002

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Described in The Washington Post as one of Congress’ “most air-minded women members,” Edith Nourse Rogers prepares for a flight to Dayton, Ohio, in 1929. Rogers took to the skies throughout her career in the House, remarking that air travel saved time, was a comfortable means of travel, and moreover, that she enjoyed flying. Before commercial flight became more widely available, Members flew in and out of Washington-area military bases.

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