Check, Orteig Prize, Charles A. Lindbergh

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Object Details

Designer

Ames & Rollinson

Other

Bryant Park Bank

Physical Description

$25,000 illuminated check; Spirit of St. Louis depicted in upper left corner; American flag depicted in lower right corner. Laurel leaf in green borders outside edge of check; framed and encapsulated

Summary

This check was presented to Charles A. Lindbergh for completing the New York to Paris flight, May 1927.

Credit Line

Gift of Orteig, Orteig, and Orteig

Inventory Number

A19670152000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MEMORABILIA-Events

Materials

Check:

Parchment Paper

Ink

Gold Leaf

Frame:

Glass

Matte Board

Wood

Dimensions

3-D (Framed Check): 43.2 × 30.5 × 4.4cm (17 × 12 × 1 3/4 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f1f86d21-c43b-4327-b118-07e3fa4f970e

Record ID

nasm_A19670152000