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Pioneer Period (1783-1918)
Katherine Stinson Red Cross Flight clipping and card
Description:
A message card from the Buffalo, New York to Washington flight of famous aviatrix, Katherine Stinson, made in support of the Red Cross' 100 million dollar fund. Stinson made the flight in a War Department Curtiss bi-plane. This card is one of the many Red Cross cards dropped over cities en route and is signed by Katherine Stinson.
Date:
June 23, 1917
Medium:
paper; ink
Museum ID:
2005.6603.9.121
Collection:
Credits:
The Benjamin K. Miller Stamp Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
