Reprint of a 1948-1949 Advertisement by Douglas Aircraft Company, "Milk...New Weapon of Democracy!"
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Douglas Aircraft Company promoted the vital role its aircraft played in the Berlin Airlift in this advertisement. Following a post-World War II blockade of West Berlin by the Soviet Union, American and British air forces made more than 250,000 flights over the city, dropping food and fuel to besieged residents. The airlift continued from late June 1948 through September 1949.
Douglas Aircraft Company promoted the vital role its aircraft played in the Berlin Airlift in this advertisement. Following a post-World War II blockade of West Berlin by the Soviet Union, American and British air forces made more than 250,000 flights over the city, dropping food and fuel to besieged residents. The airlift continued from late June 1948 through September 1949.
Artifact
Advertisement
Subject Date
1948-1949
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.1.1476
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 15.5 in
Width: 10.75 in
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