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- 1935 Stagecoach Travel Trailer, Used by Charles Lindbergh and Family - Henry Ford gave this trailer to his friend Charles Lindbergh in 1942. Charles and his wife Anne used it as a home on the road and as a spare room and a study at home. Anne wrote <EM>The Steep Ascent</EM> here, and Charles wrote portions of his Pulitzer Prize-winning book <EM>The Spirit of St. Louis</EM>.
- 1935
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1935 Stagecoach Travel Trailer, Used by Charles Lindbergh and Family
Henry Ford gave this trailer to his friend Charles Lindbergh in 1942. Charles and his wife Anne used it as a home on the road and as a spare room and a study at home. Anne wrote The Steep Ascent here, and Charles wrote portions of his Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Spirit of St. Louis.
- Strainer Used by Lindbergh Family While Camping, 1942-1957 - Charles and Anne Lindbergh used this strainer and other utensils when on cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
- 1942-1957
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Strainer Used by Lindbergh Family While Camping, 1942-1957
Charles and Anne Lindbergh used this strainer and other utensils when on cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
- Nylon Fishing Line Used by Lindbergh Family While Camping, 1950-1957 - Charles and Anne Lindbergh carried this nylon fishing line when camping on their cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
- 1950-1957
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Nylon Fishing Line Used by Lindbergh Family While Camping, 1950-1957
Charles and Anne Lindbergh carried this nylon fishing line when camping on their cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Mary Pickford and Charles Lindbergh on Transcontinental Air Transport's Inaugural Flight, July 1929 - Charles Lindbergh championed the growth of commercial aviation. He served as a consultant to Transcontinental Air Transport, a pioneering airline formed in 1928. TAT offered cross-country service through a combination of airplane and railroad travel. Lindbergh posed with Anne Morrow Lindbergh, his wife, and movie star Mary Pickford (center) to celebrate TAT's inaugural flight.
- 08 July 1929 - 09 July 1929
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Mary Pickford and Charles Lindbergh on Transcontinental Air Transport's Inaugural Flight, July 1929
Charles Lindbergh championed the growth of commercial aviation. He served as a consultant to Transcontinental Air Transport, a pioneering airline formed in 1928. TAT offered cross-country service through a combination of airplane and railroad travel. Lindbergh posed with Anne Morrow Lindbergh, his wife, and movie star Mary Pickford (center) to celebrate TAT's inaugural flight.
- "Nifty" Bottle Opener & Corkscrew Tool Used by Lindbergh Family, 1942-1950 - Charles and Anne Lindbergh used this "Nifty" bottle opener and corkscrew when on cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
- 1942-1957
- Collections - Artifact
"Nifty" Bottle Opener & Corkscrew Tool Used by Lindbergh Family, 1942-1950
Charles and Anne Lindbergh used this "Nifty" bottle opener and corkscrew when on cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
- Plastic Cup Set Used by Lindbergh Family While Camping, 1942-1957 - Charles and Anne Lindbergh used this group of plastic cups when camping on their cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
- 1942-1957
- Collections - Artifact
Plastic Cup Set Used by Lindbergh Family While Camping, 1942-1957
Charles and Anne Lindbergh used this group of plastic cups when camping on their cross-country trips. The Lindbergh family traveled to 37 states and Ontario, Canada between 1942 and 1957 in a trailer supplied by Henry Ford.
- "Plucky Lindy's Lucky Day," 1929 - Following his successful solo transatlantic flight in May 1927, Charles Lindbergh gained international fame. The reluctant celebrity was praised in bestselling songs like "Lucky Lindy" and "Plucky Lindy's Lucky Day." The latter was written by Charles Abbott and Dale Wimbrow, and it was recorded by multiple popular singers.
- 1929
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"Plucky Lindy's Lucky Day," 1929
Following his successful solo transatlantic flight in May 1927, Charles Lindbergh gained international fame. The reluctant celebrity was praised in bestselling songs like "Lucky Lindy" and "Plucky Lindy's Lucky Day." The latter was written by Charles Abbott and Dale Wimbrow, and it was recorded by multiple popular singers.