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This single-item collection consists of a business card created from a photograph and used by exhibition pilot Frederick Melvin "Freddie" Lund, circa 1930. The card is autographed by Lund, air race pilot Mary "May" Haizlip, and A. E. Merriam.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0779
Date
1929-1931
Provenance
Unknown, found in collection, 2006, NASM.XXXX.0779
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder, 1 photograph, 2 x 7 inches (folded to 2 x 3.5 inches))
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This single-item collection consists of a business card used by exhibition pilot Frederick Melville "Freddie" Lund, circa 1930. The card is in the form of a brown-toned black and white print photograph trimmed to 2 x 7 inches and folded in half to form a 2 x 3.5 inch business card. Front reads, "Freddie Lund; Exhibition Flying, Acrobatic Instructions, P. O. Box 296, Troy, Ohio." Card opens to show (on right half) two vignetted views: an aerial view of an inverted biplane in flight, and a full-length view of Lund posing in his heavy leather flight suit in front of his biplane (possibly a Waco Model 10). Right side has inscription "Best Wishes To Bill From Freddie Lund." Back of card is signed by air race pilot Mary "May" Haizlip, the second woman in the United States to receive her commercial pilot's license and an impressive competitor in air races, including the Powder Puff Derby; and Wichita-based pilot A. E. Merriam, who served as the National Aeronautics Association (NAA) governor for Kansas in 1929.
Arrangement note
No arrangement.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
Freddie Lund Card, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0779, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions
Air pilots
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Business cards