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: 1927
Country of Origin: United States of America
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 30.5 x 23.2cm (12 in. x 9 1/8 in.)
Materials:
Paper
Physical Description:
Sheet music titled "Lindy Youth With the Heart of Gold" by Norman Leigh and George L. Cobb, published by Walter Jacobs Inc., copyrighted 1927. The two pages of music are printed on the left interior page and on one side of the loose sheet. The remaining two pages are printed with the song "By the Watermelon Vine Lindy Lou" by Thos. S. Allen. The front cover has a background of blue water and sky, the Spirit of St. Louis in flight, and Lindbergh in the foreground wearing his brown flight jacket. The back cover lists other pieces of music available from the publisher.
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.
