Box, Lindbergh, King Collection

A red box with opening on two sides. The top of the box has a black print of the front page of The New York Herald from May 23, 1927 with the headlin "Lindbergh Arrives On Record-Breaking Flight" Th back of the box has a barcode and number 165F00

On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.