Sponsor:

Works Progress Administration  Search this

Materials:

Masonite Board

Paints

Paper

Ink

Ferrous Alloy

Adhesive Tape

Dimensions:

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 61 × 61 × 0.5cm (2 ft. × 2 ft. × 3/16 in.)

Type:

AWARDS-Insignia

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

ca. 1935

Physical Description:

Charles Guynemeyer's insignia; enamel on masonite; tan background with black crane with white trailing edge feathers on wings and tail depicted; black letter text "VIEUX CHARLES" below the crane.

Summary:

This reproduction of Charles Guynemeyer's aircraft insignia was commissioned for the Smithsonian Institution through the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.. They were originally on display in the aeronautical section of the Smithsonian "Tin Shed".

Credit Line:

Sponsored by the Works Progress Administration

Inventory Number:

A19360056001

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e92d3c4c-296b-4f7e-affd-945b4f445bdd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19360056001