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- Paper Bowtie, "Welcome Lindbergh," 1927 - After his New York to Paris flight in May 1927, Charles Lindbergh was welcomed as a conquering hero wherever he went. That summer he flew his <em>Spirit of St. Louis</em> on a tour that took him to each of the 48 states then in the Union. Admirers might have greeted Lindbergh while wearing paper bowties like this one.
- 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Paper Bowtie, "Welcome Lindbergh," 1927
After his New York to Paris flight in May 1927, Charles Lindbergh was welcomed as a conquering hero wherever he went. That summer he flew his Spirit of St. Louis on a tour that took him to each of the 48 states then in the Union. Admirers might have greeted Lindbergh while wearing paper bowties like this one.
- 1928 Junkers W33 "Bremen" Airplane - The <em>Bremen</em> was the first aircraft to fly nonstop from Europe to North America. Hermann Kohl, Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, and James Fitzmaurice took off from Baldonnel, Ireland, on April 12, 1928, and touched down on Greenly Island, Canada, the next day. The east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing winds, was more difficult than a flight from North America to Europe.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
1928 Junkers W33 "Bremen" Airplane
The Bremen was the first aircraft to fly nonstop from Europe to North America. Hermann Kohl, Ehrenfried Guenther von Huenefeld, and James Fitzmaurice took off from Baldonnel, Ireland, on April 12, 1928, and touched down on Greenly Island, Canada, the next day. The east-to-west crossing, made against prevailing winds, was more difficult than a flight from North America to Europe.
- Signet Ring, Worn by Baron Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld during the Transatlantic Flight of the Airplane "Bremen", circa 1928 - Baron Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld wore this ring as a member of the <em>Bremen</em>'s crew on April 12-13, 1928, when that Junkers W33 airplane made the first east-to-west flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Huenefeld, a wealthy aviation enthusiast, financed the flight and persuaded his crewmates, Hermann Kohl and James Fitzmaurice, to join him in the endeavor.
- circa 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Signet Ring, Worn by Baron Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld during the Transatlantic Flight of the Airplane "Bremen", circa 1928
Baron Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld wore this ring as a member of the Bremen's crew on April 12-13, 1928, when that Junkers W33 airplane made the first east-to-west flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Huenefeld, a wealthy aviation enthusiast, financed the flight and persuaded his crewmates, Hermann Kohl and James Fitzmaurice, to join him in the endeavor.
- Charles Lindbergh Pencil Box, circa 1927 - Charles Lindbergh's solo New York to Paris flight in May 1927 made him a hero around the world. "Lindy" appeared on posters, sheet music, coins, tapestries, and almost every other imaginable souvenir. Lindbergh appears alongside his airplane, the <em>Spirit of St. Louis</em>, on this pencil box. "WE," the title of Lindbergh's 1927 memoir, refers to the pilot and his plane.
- circa 1927
- Collections - Artifact
Charles Lindbergh Pencil Box, circa 1927
Charles Lindbergh's solo New York to Paris flight in May 1927 made him a hero around the world. "Lindy" appeared on posters, sheet music, coins, tapestries, and almost every other imaginable souvenir. Lindbergh appears alongside his airplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, on this pencil box. "WE," the title of Lindbergh's 1927 memoir, refers to the pilot and his plane.