Scarce circa 1924 color 26.5 x 19.75 poster published as part of a weekly series by Artwin Service Corp. of New York, entitled "Makers of History!," portraying the 'round-the-world fliers' signing the guestbook of Father Time as Uncle Sam bestows laurels upon them. The cartoon places these aviators—Lowell Smith, Erik Nelson, Leigh Wade, Leslie Arnold, and John Harding—amidst the likes of Admiral Peary ('North Pole Discovered') and Christopher Columbus ('Discovery of America 1492') in Father Time's log of history. In fine condition, with intersecting folds and some light border creasing.



On April 6, 1924, four Douglas World Cruisers and eight crewmen set out from Seattle to attempt the first around-the-world airplane flight. Some 175 days later, on September 28, three of the bi-planes and the six men aboard became the first to circumnavigate the earth by air.