Check, Orteig Prize, Charles A. Lindbergh

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Designer
Ames & Rollinson
Other
Bryant Park Bank
Physical Description
$25,000 illuminated check; Spirit of St. Louis depicted in upper left corner; American flag depicted in lower right corner. Laurel leaf in green borders outside edge of check; framed and encapsulated
Summary
This check was presented to Charles A. Lindbergh for completing the New York to Paris flight, May 1927.
Credit Line
Gift of Orteig, Orteig, and Orteig
Inventory Number
A19670152000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MEMORABILIA-Events
Materials
Check:
Parchment Paper
Ink
Gold Leaf
Frame:
Glass
Matte Board
Wood
Dimensions
3-D (Framed Check): 43.2 × 30.5 × 4.4cm (17 × 12 × 1 3/4 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Record ID
nasm_A19670152000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f1f86d21-c43b-4327-b118-07e3fa4f970e
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