    
Title: The route taken by the man who kidnapped the infant son of Description: Photo diagram showing the route taken by the man who kidnapped the infant son of famous aviator Charles A. Lindbergh (Charles Augustus Lindbergh; February 4, 1902-August 26, 1974), and author Anne Morrow Lindbergh (Anne Spencer Morrow; June 22, 1906-2- February 7, 2001); Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr. was taken from the nursery in his home in East Amwell, near Hopewell, New Jersey, on March 1 and held for a fortune in ransom; the baby's body was found near the home on May 12, cause of death a massive skull facture; after a two-year search for the kidnapper-killer, Bruno Richard Hauptmann (November 26, 1899-April 3, 1936), a carpenter, was arrested and charged with the kidnapping and murder; after a lengthy and sensational trial, Hauptmann was convicted and executed in the electric chair on April 3, 1936; the kidnapping and murder was called "The crime of the century;" Charles A. Lindbergh, "Lucky Lindy," "The Lone Eagle," became internationally famous for his solo flight across the Atlantic to Paris May 20-21, 1927; Location: East Amwell, New Jersey; 1932 Category: Aviation Keywords: abductions, aviation pioneers, aviators, Crime of the century, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, kidnappings, Charles A. Lindbergh, The Lone Eagle, Lucky Lindy. Anne Morrow Lindbergh, capital punishment, executions, homicides, murders, ransoms, 1930s, Great Depression, pilots. Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 2025 x 2102 (4.26 MPixels) (1.04) Print Size: 17.1 x 17.8 cm; 6.8 x 7.0 inches File Size: 12.19 MB (12,786,692 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000096317 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
