children's souvenir wings: United Air Lines, Future Stewardess

Date:	late 1950s
Medium:	Metal, paint, paper, ink
Credit Line:	Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds
Accession Number:	2014.156.121 a b
Dimensions:	4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches (10.8 x 13.3 cm)
Collection:	Aviation Museum
Category:	Passenger Amenity, Museum
Subcategory:	Children’s Souvenir Wings
airline:	United Air Lines
company:	United Airlines

Description

Children’s souvenir wings issued by United Air Lines; a. gold wings pin with red, white, and blue shield logo and “Future Stewardess” at center; safety pin closure on back; b. presentation card with text, "Every United Stewardess wears her silver wings... as a ‘Future Stewardess’ you should wear wings, too. Please accept this pin with our compliments / WA Patterson, President, United Air Lines”.

Exhibitions that this object has been part of

Flying the Main Line: A History of United Airlines. On view from June 24, 2017 to March 04, 2018.

URL

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