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Shirt, Stewardess, Transcontinental and Western Air
Object Details
- Physical Description
- Red with 7 buttons. size: small.
- Summary
- Stewardess
- Transcontinental and Western Air, 1935
- In 1935, Thelma Jean Harman became the first stewardess for T.W.A. She wore this summer uniform while flying aboard Ford Tri-Motors along T.W.A.’s “Lindbergh Line” from New York to Los Angeles. The stewardess badge on her coat was a later addition to the uniform.
- Gift of Thelma Jean Harman
- Credit Line
- Donated by Mrs. Thelma Jean Harman
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A19731206000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Uniforms: Civil
- Materials
- Synthetic Fabric
- Plastic
- Thread
- Dimensions
- Clothing (On Mannequin): 56 × 38 × 15cm (1 ft. 10 1/16 in. × 1 ft. 2 15/16 in. × 5 7/8 in.)
- Clothing (Flat Storage): 58.7 × 71.8 × 2.5cm (1 ft. 11 1/8 in. × 2 ft. 4 1/4 in. × 1 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
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- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- America by Air
- Record ID
- nasm_A19731206000
- Usage
- Not determined
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