Coat, Flight Attendant, Continental Airlines, ca. 1941

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Object Details

Physical Description

Tan wool, lined, w/ 1 real and 1 fake upper slash pocket and 2 lower_slash pockets. 2 buttons down front. gold colored hostess wings w/ continental red, white, and blue bird insignia on left lapel

Summary

Flight Attendant

Continental Airlines, early 1940s

Jean Begley Bluestein wore this uniform while flying on Continental DC-3s.

Gift of Jean Begley Bluestein

Inventory Number

A19900347000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Uniforms: Civil

Materials

Organic Fiber Fabrics

Copper Alloy

Enamel

Plastic

Dimensions

Clothing (On Mannequin): 65 × 45 × 15cm (2 ft. 1 9/16 in. × 1 ft. 5 11/16 in. × 5 7/8 in.)

3-D (Badge): 7.7 × 1 × 2cm (3 1/16 × 3/8 × 13/16 in.)

Clothing (Flat Storage): 59.1 × 83.8 × 5.1cm (1 ft. 11 1/4 in. × 2 ft. 9 in. × 2 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Exhibition

America by Air

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a1edea19-139d-4ccc-861c-83cfd9587a2a

Record ID

nasm_A19900347000