Object Details
Physical Description
Green wool with gray trim on sleeves; double breasted; 6 buttons; 3 outside pockets; partial lining; 1 button missing from left wrist; moth damage.
Summary
The First Stewardess Uniform
Boeing Air Transport, 1930 (replica)
The first stewardess uniform was made of dark green wool with a matching green and gray wool cape. United Air Lines made this replica and donated it in commemoration of Ellen Church, the first stewardess, and the rest of United’s “Original Eight” female flight attendants.
Credit Line
Donated by United Airlines
Inventory Number
A19560022000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Uniforms: Civil
Materials
Organic Fiber Fabric (Wool)
Non-Magnetic White Metal
Dimensions
Clothing (On Mannequin): 64 × 45 × 18cm (2 ft. 1 3/16 in. × 1 ft. 5 11/16 in. × 7 1/16 in.)
3-D (Stored Flat): 67.3 × 80 × 7cm (2 ft. 2 1/2 in. × 2 ft. 7 1/2 in. × 2 3/4 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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19560022000