Object Details
- Physical Description
- White fabric with red, gray, and blue ribbon rondel insignia. Net lining with white ribbon strip sewn to lining.
- Summary
- Stewardess
- Transcontinental and Western Air, 1935
- In 1935, Thelma Jean Harman became the first stewardess for T.W.A. She wore this summer uniform while flying aboard Ford Tri-Motors along T.W.A.’s “Lindbergh Line” from New York to Los Angeles. The stewardess badge on her coat was a later addition to the uniform.
- Gift of Thelma Jean Harman
- Credit Line
- Donated by Mrs. Thelma Jean Harman
- Inventory Number
- A19731202000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Helmets & Headwear
- Materials
- Natural Fiber Fabrics
- Synthetic Fiber Fabrics
- Uncharacterized Threads
- Dimensions
- Clothing (Including Mount): 16 × 24 × 11cm (6 5/16 × 9 7/16 × 4 5/16 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_A19731202000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv97adeafc8-442f-43b8-860a-8425eb5ec5c7
