Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Luce Center
Visor:
Object Number:
INV.1790
Date:
1927
Medium:
Plastic, leather, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 8 x 5 in. ( 5.1 x 20.3 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on top surface of visor: "N-X-211 / RYAN / N-Y-P.", "SOUVENIR / 'LINDY' / TRANS-ATLANTIC NON-STOP FLIGHT - 33 HOURS, 29 MINUTES.", and "ARRIVED / PARIS / SAT. MAY , 21, 27 / 4.21, P.M."
Description:
White plastic visor with beige textile trim and leather straps; imprinted in blue with portrait of Charles Lindbergh, the Spirit of St. Louis, the American flag, and the Eiffel Tower; inscribed "SOUVENIR 'LINDY' / TRANS-ATLANTIC NON-STOP FLIGHT - 33 HOURS, 29 MINUTES."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
