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.
Gift of the Stanley King Family.
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 27.9 x 20.3cm (11 x 8 in.)
Materials:
Paper and metal
Physical Description:
Program commemorating a reception held in honor of Lindbergh by his alma mater, Little Falls High School, in Little Falls, Minnesota in 1928. The program is 24 pages bound by two staples. The outer cover is a patterned blue-green paper with a silver-colored embossed plane and title box on the front cover. All of the photographs are printed directly on the page and each has a silver embossed border. The text on all pages, except the one with the copyright information, is printed over a silver illustration of the Spirit of St. Louis.
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.
