{"product_id":"2263-lindbergh-charles-sheet-music-and-ephemera-archive","title":"[Lindbergh, Charles. (1902–1974)] Sheet Music and Ephemera Archive","description":"A very interesting archive of sheet music and other materials related to the American aviator, who rose to international fame in 1927 when he made the first solo transatlantic flight, from New York to Paris. The collection includes original sheet music to two popular songs about Lindbergh's accomplishment and a commemorative cigar box label and silver watch fob. Complete contents: \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLindbergh (the Eagle of the U.S.A)\u003c\/i\u003e by Howard Johnson \u0026amp; Al Sherman (New York: Shapiro, Bernstein, and co., 1927; 5 pp.; 9 x 12 inches; toning and edge wear with several small repairs, overall very good); \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eYou Flew Over: Uncle Sam Takes His Hat Off to You \u003c\/i\u003eby Charles Harrison and Joe Verges (Chicago: Ted Brown Music Co., 1927; 5 pp.; 9 x 12 inches; fine); an original \"Spirit of St. Louis\" cigar box label (Detroit: Mazer-Cressman Cigar Co; 7.5 x 6.5 inches; very fine); a sterling silver watch fob in the shape of a suitcase, bearing Lindbergh's likeness, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty, and the words \"FIRST NON STOP FLIGHT, NEW YORK --PARIS.\" (1.25 x 1 inches); and one negative of each sheet music cover with two 5\" x 6.5\" reproductions of each. \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAt age 25 in 1927, Lindbergh went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by winning the Orteig Prize–making a nonstop flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris. He covered the  33 1⁄2-hour, 3,600 statute miles (5,800 km) alone in a single-engine purpose-built Ryan monoplane, Spirit of St. Louis. This was the first solo transatlantic flight and the first non-stop flight between North America and mainland Europe. Lindbergh was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve, and he received the United States' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for the feat.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093156057247,"sku":"2263","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Lindbergh_Archive_2263.jpg?v=1722186281","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/2263-lindbergh-charles-sheet-music-and-ephemera-archive","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}