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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Charles Lindbergh Banquet Program [Bledsoe]
Summary
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- Collection ID:
- NASM.1992.0020.0048
- Dates:
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1927
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.01 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
This collection consists of the program for a dinner given in honor of Charles Lindbergh by the Mayor and Citizens of Baltimore, Maryland on October 18, 1927 at the Lyric Theatre.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the program for a dinner given in honor of Charles Lindbergh by the Mayor and Citizens of Baltimore, Maryland on October 18, 1927 at the Lyric Theatre. The program measures 8.5 by 11 inches and consists of multiple pages featuring information about the event. On the cover is a hand-colored illustration of the Ryan NYP
Spirit of St Louis
in flight.Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is a single item.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
On May 21, 1927, Charles Augustus Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Ryan NYP
Spirit of St Louis
3,610 miles (5,810 kilometers) between Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, and Paris, France, in 33 hours, 30 minutes. With this flight, Lindbergh won the $25,000 prize offered by New York hotel owner Raymond Orteig to the first aviator to fly an aircraft directly across the Atlantic between New York and Paris. When he landed at Le Bourget Field in Paris, Lindbergh became a world hero who would remain in the public eye for decades. Following his historic New York to Paris flight, Lindbergh embarked on a good will tour of various cities in the United States and abroad.Administration
Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
William F. Bledsoe, Gift, 1992, NASM.1992.0020.0048
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2022.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Charles Lindbergh Banquet Program [Bledsoe], NASM.1992.0020.0048, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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