Object Details
- depicted
- Autry, Gene
- Aladdin
- Description (Brief)
- This tin lunch box was made by Aladdin Industries in 1954. It features a picture of Gene Autry riding a bucking horse, and the back of the box features a tan and white design to resemble a cowhide. Autry was known as “The Singing Cowboy,” performing in radio, movies, and television from the 1930s to 1960s, becoming most famous for such songs as “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” and “Frosty the Snowman.”
- Credit Line
- Gift of Allan Woodall, Jr.
- 1954
- ID Number
- 2001.3100.10
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3100
- catalog number
- 2001.3100.10
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Physical Description
- tin (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 cm x 19 cm x 9 cm; 9 1/16 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 9/16 in
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Lunch Boxes
- Exhibition
- Taking America To Lunch
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- School Personal Equipment
- Record ID
- nmah_892850
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-5b59-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
