Captain Hawks Sky Patrol Pin
date: label: date made
content: ca 1935
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Captain Hawks Sky Patrol pin denoting members of the <i>Sky Patrol</i> fan club. The set of wings features an image of Captain Frank Hawks, a U.S. Army pilot in World War I who curated an image as an <i>ace</i> pilot through numerous promotional ventures. Through his <i>Air Hawks</i> and <i>Sky Patrol</i> fan clubs, Hawks inspired children to look to the sky.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Post Cereal produced these products in conjunction with Hawk's radio show <i>Hawk's Trail.</i> While this pin belonged to a general member, other pins exist that identify various ranks from <i>Lieutenant, Flight Captain, Squadron Leader,</i> and <i>Flight Commander.</i>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Radio
label: Subject
content: Aviation
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1975.314637.8013
label: catalog number
content: 1975.314637.8013
label: accession number
content: 1975.314637
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pin
label: Object Name
content: button
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/4 in x 2 in; 1.905 cm x 5.08 cm