- Issued by
- Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925
- Worn by
- Harmond, Eugene, American, born 1947
- Designed by
- Lupu, Van, American
- Date
- 1983-1991
- Medium
- silk (textile)
- Dimensions
- L x W: 74 × 3 1/8 in. (188 × 8 cm)
- Description
- A silk uniform necktie worn by Delta Air Lines' first male Black flight attendant, Eugene Harmond.
- The tie features navy blue diagonal stripes over a burgundy background with the Delta Air Lines Widget logo dotted throughout in white. The tie tapers at both its large and wide ends and has a square white sewn-in tag with blue embroidery that reads “Design / FOR / DELTA AIR LINES”.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- neckties
- uniforms
- Topic
- Aeronautics
- Clothing and dress
- Labor
- Transportation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond
- Object number
- 2018.50.1.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




