Vin - Fiz. Multicolor illustrated print commemorating the C. P. Rodgers flight across the United states, and advertising Vin - Fiz grape drink. A map of the United States in yellow and green is overlaid with collages in the upper left and lower right, made up of ovoid photographic insets of the pilot, airplane (Wright EX biplane, named "Vin Fiz"), events (such as crashes and landings) of the transcontinental flight, and rail car that housed Rodgers and family and carried mechanics and spare parts for airplane. Partial text: at top center, in green lettering with vine details, "Vin - Fiz" with a bunch of purple grapes bisecting text. Text inset at bottom, left hand corner lists "statistics" of the airplane.
Text in red and white throughout the poster:
"5 [cents]
THE IDEAL DRINK
Route of C.P. Rodgers in his
World's record
flight from coast to coast."
Created by
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Created
04/20/2022
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Art; Aviation; Commercial
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