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This single-item collection consists of an unused Mazer-Cressman cigar box color label (6.5 x 7.75 inches) commemorating Charles A. Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight in the Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis (r/n N-X-211) on May 20-21, 1927.
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0987
Date
circa 1927
Provenance
Robert Jaques, gift, 1973, NASM.XXXX.0987
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Related Materials
Related artifacts in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum collection: Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, A19280021000. Cigar Box, Lindbergh, King Collection, A20040295030.
Scope and Contents
This single-item collection consists of an unused 5-cent cigar box label (6.5 x 7.75 inches) issued by the Mazer-Cressman Cigar Co. Inc. (Detroit, Michigan) in honor of Charles A. Lindbergh's solo transatlantic flight in the Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis (r/n N-X-211) on May 20-21, 1927. The chromolithograph print, produced for Mazer-Cressman by the American Lithographic Co. (New York), features a right side view of the Spirit of St. Louis in flight over the title in a half-circle, with stylized illustrations of the cities of St. Louis and New York (USA) at left and Paris (France) at right.
Arrangement note
Single-item collection.
Rights
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Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
"Spirit of St. Louis" Cigar Box Label, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0987, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
Airplanes
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis"
Cigar boxes
Aeronautics -- Collectibles
Aeronautics -- Flights
Aeronautics -- Records
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Cigar labels
Chromolithographs