Box, Food Storage
Object number2003.47.142
Manufacturer
General Mills, Inc.
Datec.1990
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Cleon Wingard
DescriptionOrange rectangular Wheaties box featuring a photograph of Lenore Kight WingardDimensions10 x 7 x 2.25 in. (25.4 x 17.8 x 5.7 cm)InscriptionsWritten on the front of the box is: "WHOLE GRAIN / WHEATIES / THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS".
A banner at the bottom of the front reads: "WHEATIES CHAMPION".
On the left side of the box is an essay "The Champion Tradition Continues" about the history of Wheaties advertisements and athletes.
MarksIn the top left corner is the name "General Mills" with a "G" logo.
Historical NotesDonated by Cleon Wingard, whose mother, Lenore Kight Wingard, was an Olympic swimmer and an internationally renowned athlete in the 1930s. She participated in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games.
Related person
Lenore Kight Wingard
On View
Not on view
1952
