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): 31.8 x 24.1cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Materials:
Paper
Physical Description:
Sheet music titled "Flying Thru'" by Lou Miles Hancock and Daniel H. Wilson, published by the Liberal Printing Co., copyrighted 1927. This item has an outer cover and a separate two-paged, double-sided loose sheet inside the cover. The three pages of music are printed on the interior pages and back page of this loose sheet. The interior pages of the cover and the back cover are blank. The front cover has an image of the Spirit of St. Louis in flight and the title is printed over an illustration of clouds and ocean waves. The first printed page is a title page that includes an emblem of a bald eagle with wings spread perched atop a shield with stars and stripes on it.
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.
