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Social and Cultural Aviation Collection

Air and Space Museum

Pioneer aviators became household names and their flights catapulted them into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches that reflect the public fascination with aviation and the powerful commercial response to feats of the air.


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Badge, 1946 Cleveland Air Races

Badge, 1946 Cleveland Air Races

Badge, 1946 Cleveland Air Races

Badge, 1946 Cleveland Air Races

Badge, 1946 Cleveland Air Races

Badge, Construction Permit, 1946 Cleveland Air Races

Badge, 1948 Cleveland Air Races

Bracelet, Roosevelt Field

Button, Contestant, 1929 National Air Races

Button, Contestant, 1929 National Air Races

Button, Participant, 1946 National Aircraft Show

Button, Participant, 1946 National Aviation Show

Button, Press, 1937 International Air Races

Button, Contestant, National Air Races

Jewelry, Royal Air Force

Jewelry, Sweetheart Pin, Royal Air Force

Jewelry, Royal Air Force

Language Guide, Japanese TM 30-341

Fragment, Propeller, Wright

Chart, General Surface Currents

Chart, General Surface Currents

Token, First Balloon Flight in America

Commemorative Cigarette Case and Lighter, New York to Istanbul Non-stop Flight

Card, Membership, Falcons, Dean I. Lamb

Card, Membership, American Legion

Card, Membership, Officer's Open Mess

Card, Membership, American Legion

Card, Membership, Military Order of the World Wars

Card, Membership, Mitchel Air Force Base Officer's Mess

Card, Membership, Military Order of the World Wars

Card, Membership, Falcons

Card, Membership, Quiet Birdmen

Flag, United States, USA

Sword, Presentation, Charles A. Lindbergh, Flight to Mexico

Coins, Lockheed Sirius "Tingmissartoq", Lindbergh


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