DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Gallery 203: (b) Nation of Speed:
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- GAL203_230108_05.JPG: Gilmore the Flying Lion
Gilmore the Flying Lion was the pet of the flamboyant air racer and aerial showman Col. Roscoe Turner. In early 1930, Turner received a major sponsorship from the Gilmore Oil Company, well known for its Red Lion gasoline brand. Seeking a colorful way to promote the country's products, he purchased a male lion cub, born on February 7, 1930, from the Louis Goebel Lion Farm in Agoura, California. He named him Gilmore.
Turner and Gilmore began flying together in April 1930, mostly in the pilot's Lockheed Air Express. Turner had a static line parachute and harness made for the cub. Gilmore flew with Turner when he broke speed records flying from Los Angeles to New York and from Vancouver, Canada, to Aguascalientes, Mexico. For nine months, the pair flew together, until Gilmore grew too big.
- GAL203_230108_07.JPG: Wedell-Williams Model 44 Special
Roscoe Turner flew this airplane to win the Thompson Trophy in 1934.
- GAL203_230108_20.JPG: Cuff Links from Winning, 1969
These cuff links, shaped like motion picture cameras, were handed out at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the filming of Winning, starring Paul Newman.
- GAL203_230108_26.JPG: Arri Arriflex 35 IIB Motion Picture Camera, from Bullitt, 1968
Cinematographer William Fraker used this camera to film the iconic high-speed car chase scene on the streets of San Francisco for the police drama Bullitt, starring Steve McQueen.
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- Description of Subject Matter: Nation of Speed
October 14, 2022 – Permanent
Featuring iconic vehicles from Mario Andretti’s Indy 500 winning race car to the Sharp DR 90 Nemesis, Nation of Speed paints a portrait of human ingenuity -- the technology developed to propel people faster and faster -- and explores how the pursuit of speed has shaped American culture and our national identity.
Nation of Speed is presented in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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