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- "Interior of Northwest Orient Airlines DC-6B's," circa 1955 - Northwest Airlines was established in Detroit in 1926 and relocated to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in 1933. The company grew to serve destinations around the world, especially through transpacific flights via a hub in Japan -- emphasized with "Northwest Orient" branding. Northwest merged with Delta Airlines in 2008 but continued to operate under its own name until 2010.
- circa 1955
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"Interior of Northwest Orient Airlines DC-6B's," circa 1955
Northwest Airlines was established in Detroit in 1926 and relocated to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in 1933. The company grew to serve destinations around the world, especially through transpacific flights via a hub in Japan -- emphasized with "Northwest Orient" branding. Northwest merged with Delta Airlines in 2008 but continued to operate under its own name until 2010.
- Diane Beers in her TWA Stewardess Uniform, 1965-1966 - When she graduated from James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, New Jersey, in 1963, Diane Beers noted in her yearbook that her plans included "junior college and a career as an airline hostess." After earning an associate's degree at Endicott College, Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965. She left to marry Richard Hill the following year.
- 1965-1966
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Diane Beers in her TWA Stewardess Uniform, 1965-1966
When she graduated from James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, New Jersey, in 1963, Diane Beers noted in her yearbook that her plans included "junior college and a career as an airline hostess." After earning an associate's degree at Endicott College, Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965. She left to marry Richard Hill the following year.
- Handbag Carried by Northwest Orient Airlines Stewardess Judith Zeller, 1962 -
- 1962
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Handbag Carried by Northwest Orient Airlines Stewardess Judith Zeller, 1962
- Ford Tri-Motor Airplane Advertisement, "First Time Up!," 1928 - Air travel was something completely new for most Americans in the 1920s. Ford Motor Company offered an exciting -- and reassuring -- description of the experience in its advertisements for Ford Tri-Motor airplanes. Passengers "move twice as fast as the fastest express trains" secure in the knowledge that "if all three (engines) fail the plane has a gliding range of miles."
- 1928
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Ford Tri-Motor Airplane Advertisement, "First Time Up!," 1928
Air travel was something completely new for most Americans in the 1920s. Ford Motor Company offered an exciting -- and reassuring -- description of the experience in its advertisements for Ford Tri-Motor airplanes. Passengers "move twice as fast as the fastest express trains" secure in the knowledge that "if all three (engines) fail the plane has a gliding range of miles."
- Diane Beers in her TWA Stewardess Uniform, 1965 - When she graduated from James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, New Jersey, in 1963, Diane Beers noted in her yearbook that her plans included "junior college and a career as an airline hostess." After earning an associate's degree at Endicott College, Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965. She left to marry Richard Hill the following year.
- November 01, 1965
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Diane Beers in her TWA Stewardess Uniform, 1965
When she graduated from James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, New Jersey, in 1963, Diane Beers noted in her yearbook that her plans included "junior college and a career as an airline hostess." After earning an associate's degree at Endicott College, Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965. She left to marry Richard Hill the following year.
- Handbag, Carried by Trans World Airlines Hostess Diane Beers Hill, 1960-1965 - When she graduated from James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, New Jersey, in 1963, Diane Beers noted in her yearbook that her plans included "junior college and a career as an airline hostess." After earning an associate's degree at Endicott College, Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965. She carried this handbag while with the airline.
- 1960-1965
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Handbag, Carried by Trans World Airlines Hostess Diane Beers Hill, 1960-1965
When she graduated from James Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, New Jersey, in 1963, Diane Beers noted in her yearbook that her plans included "junior college and a career as an airline hostess." After earning an associate's degree at Endicott College, Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965. She carried this handbag while with the airline.
- Trans World Airlines Hostess Uniform, Worn by Diane Beers Hill, 1965 - Flight attendants assist with airline passengers' safety and comfort. Airlines once exclusively hired young unmarried women for these jobs, and uniforms tended to be form-fitting with impractical accessories like white gloves and high-heeled shoes. Diane Beers wore this uniform as a TWA flight attendant in 1965. U.S. courts and regulators abolished age, gender and marital-status requirements starting in 1968.
- 1965
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Trans World Airlines Hostess Uniform, Worn by Diane Beers Hill, 1965
Flight attendants assist with airline passengers' safety and comfort. Airlines once exclusively hired young unmarried women for these jobs, and uniforms tended to be form-fitting with impractical accessories like white gloves and high-heeled shoes. Diane Beers wore this uniform as a TWA flight attendant in 1965. U.S. courts and regulators abolished age, gender and marital-status requirements starting in 1968.
- Advertisement Promoting Commercial Flight in Ford Tri-Motor Airplanes, "Your Place...," March 1931 - While air travel was not exactly an everyday experience by March 1931, when Ford Motor Company published this advertisement, it was certainly a regular feature of American life. Ford rightfully claimed some credit for that. Its all-metal Tri-Motor airplane, built from 1926-1933, was rugged, reliable, and widely used in both passenger and freight airline service.
- March 01, 1931
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Advertisement Promoting Commercial Flight in Ford Tri-Motor Airplanes, "Your Place...," March 1931
While air travel was not exactly an everyday experience by March 1931, when Ford Motor Company published this advertisement, it was certainly a regular feature of American life. Ford rightfully claimed some credit for that. Its all-metal Tri-Motor airplane, built from 1926-1933, was rugged, reliable, and widely used in both passenger and freight airline service.
- Customer Service and Stewardess Uniforms Created for Mohawk Airlines by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1965 -
- circa 1965
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Customer Service and Stewardess Uniforms Created for Mohawk Airlines by Saks Fifth Avenue, circa 1965
- TWA Suitcase, circa 1960 - Trans World Airlines operated under various names from 1925 to 2001. Though it was initially slow to adopt jet aircraft, TWA replaced the last of its propeller planes with jets in 1967. This suitcase prominently features TWA's logo and its trademark shade of red. It may have been used by a flight attendant or distributed as a promotional item.
- circa 1960
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TWA Suitcase, circa 1960
Trans World Airlines operated under various names from 1925 to 2001. Though it was initially slow to adopt jet aircraft, TWA replaced the last of its propeller planes with jets in 1967. This suitcase prominently features TWA's logo and its trademark shade of red. It may have been used by a flight attendant or distributed as a promotional item.