Object Details
- Physical Description
- A rectangular brown board with an image of Lindbergh standing in front of the Spirit of St. Louis. Below the image is a flip calendar with each month on a page. The topmost month is January 1928. There is black lettering between the image and the calendar "Sherman Hauger", "Star Cars", "Eagle Rock Aeroplane"
- Summary
- On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Stanley King Family.
- Inventory Number
- A20040294021
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Popular Culture
- Materials
- Paper
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 43.2 x 27.9cm (17 x 11 in.)
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20040294021
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9520cbe03-ab6c-4b9c-b3c6-762bad5ea941
