Plaque commemorating the first transatlantic flight between Moscow and New York

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Plaque commemorating the first transatlantic flight between Moscow and New York
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  • Title :     Plaque commemorating the first transatlantic flight between Moscow and New York
  • Artist:     A. Coles Artist
  • Accession:     XX1991.558
  • Country:     United States
  • Date:     circa 1929
  • Dimensions:     Inches 8 6, Centimeters 17.8 15.2
  • Collection:     Object
  • Category:     Decorative Arts and Furniture
  • Collection Theme:     Travel, Transportation, and Tourism
  • Subject:     Aviation , Transportation , Technology , Commemoration
  • Credit Line:     The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
  • URL:     XX1991.558.JPG
  • Tags:     Travel, Transportation, and Tourism~Industrial Design~Decorative Arts and Furniture
Description:
Celluloid and metal rectangular plaque commemorating the first Transatlantic flight from Moscow to New York in 1929; image depicts two pilots, a mechanic and a navigator.