Glass, Lindbergh, King Collection

A drinking glass with lettering on opposite sides of the glass "Charles A. Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis 1927" and "Northwestern Bank Was Here." The side with Lindbergh's name also features a green image of the Spirit of St. Louis and Lindbergh.

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.