This reel from the Hopkins Collection contains three home movie-market news specials about Charles Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic flight, followed by home movie footage of Lindbergh in Caracas, Venezuela spliced on to the reel by Texas oilman, E.B. Hopkins, who was likely working in Carac
as at the time. The three cinegraphs/kinograms are titled "Lindbergh: The Epic American Trans-Atlantic Flight", "Lindbergh's Triumph", and "Lindbergh Captures New York". They profile the various unsuccessful attempts at trans-Atlantic flights prior to Lindbergh's flight, Lindbergh's success and sudden rise to fame, and his various tours throughout Europe and in New York upon his return, where he is celebrated by citizens and politicians alike.
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