Shirt, Stewardess, American Airlines
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Sears Roebuck & Co.
- Physical Description
- Blue polyester/cotton blend, size med., long sleeves
- Summary
- Stewardess
- American Airlines, 1936–37
- Alice Lambert wore this uniform while flying on Curtiss Condors and Douglas DC-2s and DC-3s for American Airlines. Following the nautical theme started by Pan Am, American called its airplanes “flagships,” a term that appears on the left sleeve.
- Gift of Alice Lambert Coker
- Credit Line
- Donated by Mrs. Alice Lambert Coker
- Inventory Number
- A19730970000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Uniforms: Civil
- Materials
- Fabric: Synthetic Fiber Fabric (Duralon Polyester) and Organic Fiber Fabric (Cotton) Blend
- Synthetic Fiber Thread
- Plastic
- Ink
- Dimensions
- Clothing (On Mannequin): 72 × 38 × 15cm (2 ft. 4 3/8 in. × 1 ft. 2 15/16 in. × 5 7/8 in.)
- 3-D (Stored Flat, Arms Folded In): 76.2 × 73.7 × 7cm (2 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft. 5 in. × 2 3/4 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- America by Air
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19730970000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv981f2e977-d24f-4455-a192-e34928f44ec1
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