LINDBERGH VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA 1927 PROGRAM PAIR WITH PLACE CARD.
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Auction #204 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1446 in auction 204
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Item Description
Three items for event held October 22, the last stop on a month long 86 stop tour Lindbergh took coast to coast in his Spirit Of St. Louis plane which he had flown non-stop to Paris in May. Identical programs for "Banquet Commmemorating The Visit Of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh To The City Of Philadelphia" are each 7 3/8x10" with tissue-covered parchment covers and six inside pages including tissue-covered photo of Lindbergh on first page and diagram of U.S. in center section showing all stops on the tour. Event was held at the Bellevue-Stratford with centerfold map diagram showing “Col. Charles A. Lindbergh Conquest Of The Air In 1927" including 86 city tours which began in San Diego and ended in Philadelphia. Menu included green turtle soup, stewed snapper, and Spirit Of St. Louis fancy cakes. Tissue on parchment covers is a bit worn with a few tiny tears and moisture marks, actual programs are Exc./NM. Comes with 2.75x4" embossed place card of attendee Abner Dowdell. Interesting and historic group.
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