Aerial view of the Lindbergh's Hopewell House. March 1932, Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead
Starting a family
Lindbergh married Anne Morrow in 1929 and soon they were
expecting a baby.
expecting a baby.
Charles and Anne Lindbergh 1929 Cleveland National Air Races. Smithsonian National Air and Space
Need for privacy
Anne Morrow Lindbergh at Long Barn, England. May, 1937, Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University
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Anne Lindbergh to her mother-in-law
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Hoping to maintain privacy from the prying eyes of the public, they resorted to codes to relay the baby's gender to their family.
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"I have gotten utterly bitter about it. I have no patience, no understanding, no sympathy with the people who stare...Oh, Mother-It is so wearing. I wonder if it will ever slacken."
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-Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1930
Charles Jr.
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The Lindberghs' first child, a boy named Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., was born on June 22, 1930. His birth was celebrated worldwide.
Anne Lindbergh with Charles, Jr. - Princeton, N.J., autumn, 1930. Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead
March 3, 1932. The New York Times
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., as a baby, with his mother (Anne Morrow Lindbergh), grandmother, and great grandmother, 1931, Library of Congress
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MOVING TO HOPEWELL
In 1930, the Lindberghs purchased land near Hopewell, N.J., trying to escape from the intruding paparazzi and public.
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., aged 1 year. 1931, New Jersey Department of State
Charles Jr.'s first birthday. June 22, 1931, Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead
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Anne Lindbergh to her mother-in-law
The Lindbergh's home near Hopewell. 1932, Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead
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