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.
Date: 1930
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 31.1 x 23.5cm (12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
Materials:
Paper
Physical Description:
Sheet music titled "Hail Colorado!" by Russell J. Brown, published by the Denver Lions Glee Club, copyrighted 1930. The four pages of music are printed on both interior pages and both sides of a loose sheet of paper. The back cover is blank. The front cover is illustrated with a yellow sky, blue mountain, and two men on horseback at the edge of a canyon. An inset photograph is of Lindbergh Peak, and depicts the moutain, trees, and water.
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.
