Gene Autry Lunch Box

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Gene Autry lunch box
Gene Autry lunch box

Object Details

depicted

Autry, Gene

maker

Aladdin

Description (Brief)

This tin lunch box was made by Aladdin Industries in 1954. It features a picture of Gene Autry riding a bucking horse, and the back of the box features a tan and white design to resemble a cowhide. Autry was known as “The Singing Cowboy,” performing in radio, movies, and television from the 1930s to 1960s, becoming most famous for such songs as “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” and “Frosty the Snowman.”

Credit Line

Gift of Allan Woodall, Jr.

Date made

1954

ID Number

2001.3100.10

nonaccession number

2001.3100

catalog number

2001.3100.10

Object Name

lunch box

Physical Description

tin (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 23 cm x 19 cm x 9 cm; 9 1/16 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 9/16 in

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Popular Entertainment

Family & Social Life

Lunch Boxes

Exhibition

Taking America To Lunch

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source