Charles Lindbergh

[LINDBERGH, Charles]. American aviation pioneer. Printed Poster concerning the kidnapping of Charles A. Lindbergh's son, 1932. The poster, issued by Superintendent H. Norman Schwarzkopf of the New Jersey State Police in Trenton, is dated March 11, 1932 and measures 15 1/5 by 9 inches. It bears two photographs of the victim, and is headed WANTED / Information as to the Whereabouts of Chas. A. Lindbergh, Jr.... The text which follows states that "This child was kidnapped from his home in Hopewell, N.J., between 8 and 10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 1932. Description: Age, 20 months / Weight, 27 to 30 lbs / Height, 29 inches / Hair, blond, curly / Eyes, dark blue / Complexion, light / Deep dimple in center of chin / Dressed in one-piece coverall night suit. Address all Communications to Col. H.N. Schwarzkopf...or Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh.... All Communications will be treated in Confidence." Matted in jet and cream and contained in a gilt and ebony frame measuring 15 1/4 inches wide by 21 3/4 inches high.

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