Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Pennant: Welcome Home... Charles A. Lindbergh
Object Number:
INV.1796
Date:
ca. 1927
Medium:
Felt
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 26 1/4 in. ( 21.3 x 66.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: center: "CAPT. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH/ WELCOME HOME"
handwritten: on hoist: "Jany 16, 1907"
Description:
Blue felt souvenir pennant printed with an image of Charles Lindbergh along the hoist and the inscription, "CAPT. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH/ WELCOME HOME;" white felt hoist with green felt ties.
Gallery Label:
On June 13, 1927, New York City marked the return of aviator Charles Lindbergh, dubbed "Lucky Lindy," from his solo transatlantic flight with a ticker-tape parade. Businesses and attendees, who numbered more than four million, displayed signs, buttons, and banners emblazoned with "welcome home" in celebration.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
