Skip to main content
Sammlungsmenü
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Route of the Flagships Air Globe
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Route of the Flagships Air Globe

Object numberMO 1945.21.7
Name Globe
Gifter
Designer (American, 1886 - 1960)
Publisher (American, founded 1858)
Date1944
Mediumglobe: wood, paper, ink,
measuring tape: paper, ink
stand: plastic, metal (silver)
Dimensionsoverall (globe) Diam 12 in (30.5 cm )
 overall (globe on stand) H 14 1/2 in x Diam 12 in (36.8 cm x 30.5 cm )
DescriptionAn American Airlines Air Globe. The globe shows only the names of cities around the world. Printed on the side of the globe is an illustration of four-engine propeller airplane and the information: Rand McNally / AIR GLOBE / Designed by / P. P. WILLIS / Diameter 12 inches / Copyright by RAND McNALLY & COMPANY, Chicago / for AMERICAN AIRLINES Inc. / Route of the Flagships / Made in U.S.A.

The globe sits on a separate hexagonal-shaped transparent plastic base. An inscription engraved on a silver plate attached to one side of the base reads: FOR / FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT / FROM / AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC / 1944.

Wrapped around the collar of the base is a removable 50 inch white and black measuring tape on which is printed: Rand McNally GREAT CIRCLE DISTANCE / MEASURING TAPE For the 12" Air Globe / Made for AMERICAN AIRLINES Inc. / ROUTE OF THE FLAGSHIPS. The measuring tape shows the number of miles between points, and the upper half of the tape shows the number of hours based on an airplane traveling 250 miles per hour.
Label TextRepresenting American Airlines, Herbert Ford and Morris Shipley delivered this globe to the White House on August 25, 1944 as a gift for Franklin D. Roosevelt. According to Mr. Ford, the globe was the airline’s "conception of the world to come. The natural barriers of continents and mountains have been removed, because to the airplane the only medium is the air, which encompasses the entire earth and the world then becomes simply a matter of hours and miles between any two points or peoples.”
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 28, 1944. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - PossiblyCopyrightCopyright or other proprietary rights may be held by individuals or entities other than the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of materials will not infringe on the rights of third parties holding the rights to these works, or make any representations or warranties with respect to the application or terms of any international agreement, treaty, or protections that may apply. It is your responsibility to determine and satisfy any copyright or other use restrictions. Pertinent regulations can be found at 36 C.F.R 1254.62.
Collections
Nicht angezeigt