Presentation of Orteig Prize Check

Summary

Presentation of Orteig Prize check, a $25,000 illuminated check awarded to Charles A. Lindbergh after his successful trans-Atlantic flight in the "Spirit of St. Louis" in 1927, to the National Air and Space Museum (NASM), formerly known as National Air Museum, with NASM Director S. Paul Johnston and Assistant Secretary James C. Bradley, in the Arts and Industries Building.

Subject

• Bradley, James C. 1910-1984
• Johnston, S. Paul (Samuel Paul) 1899-
• National Air and Space Museum
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

• Also known as 61108.
• Digital contact sheet available.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-008, Box 05, Image No. OPA-971R1

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1967
• January 11, 1967

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-971R1]

Physical description

35mm;

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