[]
Your ongoing selection
Asset(s) Assets
Your quote 0

Your selection

Clear selection
{"event":"pageview","page_type1":"catalog","page_type2":"image_page","language":"en","user_logged":"false","user_type":"ecommerce","nl_subscriber":"false"}
{"event":"ecommerce_event","event_name":"view_item","event_category":"browse_catalog","ecommerce":{"items":[{"item_id":"SMT1217082","item_brand":"other","item_category":"object","item_category2":"undetermined_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"american_school_20th_century","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"airmail_pilot_s_protective_mask_1918_19_leather","item_variant":"undefined"}]}}
Metadata Block (Hidden)

Contact us for further help

High res file dimension

Search for more high res images or videos

Airmail Pilot’s Protective Mask, 1918-19 (leather)

IMAGE number
SMT1217082
Image title
Airmail Pilot’s Protective Mask, 1918-19 (leather)
Artist
American School, (20th century) / American
Location
National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
Medium
leather
Date
1918 AD - 1919 AD (C20th AD)
Dimensions
39.37x29.21x4.4 cms
Image description

Pilot Eddie Gardner wore this leather face mask while flying mail for the Post Office Department’s airmail service from August 1918 to April 1919. These pilots flew in open cockpit biplanes, exposed to frigid weather conditions. Gardner’s winter flying gear included the face mask, a leather flying suit and vest, sheepskin boots, and a leather helmet. Such gear was essential on flights when the cockpit temperature reached near zero degrees Fahrenheit. Gardner left the airmail service in April 1919. He died on May 6, 1921, after crashing while flying stunts in Holdrege, Nebraska.

Photo credit
© Smithsonian Institution / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
leather / USA / North America / America (continent) / clothes / mask / postal / national postal museum / protection / mail / air mail / protective / clothing / smithsonian institution / masks / airmail / eddie gardner / usa / pilot'sl air travel

Add to cart

Contact us for other Usage Options

Pay for usage you need
Highest quality images
Personal products
Personal Prints, Cards, Gifts, Reference. Not for commercial use, not for public display, not for resale. Eg: Put this image on a mug or as a single print for oneself or a present for someone.
$25.00
Personal website or social media
Use in a presentation. All languages, 3 years. Personal presentation use or non-commercial, non-public use within a company or organization only.
$50.00
Corporate website, social media or presentation/talk
Use on a company website, in a company social media post/page/blog, in an app or in a corporate presentation (internal or external). Not for advertising or collateral. All languages, 3 years.
$190.00
Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - standard
Print and/or digital. Single use, any size, inside only. Single language only. Single territory rights for trade books; worldwide rights for academic books. Print run up to 1500. 7 years. (excludes advertising) eg:Illustrate the inside of a book or magazine with a print run of 1,000 units
$100.00
Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - extended
Print and/or digital. Single use, any size, inside only. Single language only. Single territory rights for trade books; worldwide rights for academic books. Print run up to 5000. 7 years. (excludes advertising) eg: Illustrate the inside of a book or magazine with a print run of 5,000 units
$175.00
Do you need support?
Asset - General information
Copyright status
Undetermined copyright
Permissions
More info
Permission required for non-editorial use (inc book and magazine covers). Please contact us
Largest available format 1755 × 2612 px 3 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB] Online Purchase
Large 1755 × 2612 px 149 × 221 mm 2.8 MB
Medium 688 × 1024 px 58 × 87 mm 892 KB

Similar Images