Sujet

Pinback button featuring a portrait of Bessie Coleman, mid to late 20th century. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A circular pinback button featuring a sepia portrait of the aviator Bessie Coleman. The portrait is the one used on her aviation license issued by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. Early civil aviator Bessie Coleman (1892-1926) was the first African-American woman and first Native-American to hold a pilot's licence.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A72_387

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

10,5Mo (586,1Ko) / 16,5cm x 16,0cm / 1943 x 1895 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation female women woman people goggles education country flight local museum native Native American badge location century first pilot aviation concept African American African-American B&W American Indian pioneer afro-american aviator United States of America Smithsonian Institution Airman black & white black and white B W Educational Institution 20th century heritage American America USA scientific institution indigenous portrait object united states Unknown Coleman Bessie cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC metal and plastic buttons (information artifacts) Bessie Coleman