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- Marimekko Elephant Plate Made for American Airlines, 1975-1980 -
- 1975-1980
- Collections - Artifact
Marimekko Elephant Plate Made for American Airlines, 1975-1980
- Marimekko Truck Plate Made for American Airlines, 1975-1980 -
- 1975-1980
- Collections - Artifact
Marimekko Truck Plate Made for American Airlines, 1975-1980
- American Airlines DC-3 Flagship Model Airplane Kit, circa 1945 - Model airplanes have been a popular hobby since the 1920s. Early modelers built from scratch, but entrepreneurs soon saw the business possibilities in making and selling model kits. Balsa wood was a favorite building material due to its strength, light weight, and the ease with which it could be shaped.
- circa 1945
- Collections - Artifact
American Airlines DC-3 Flagship Model Airplane Kit, circa 1945
Model airplanes have been a popular hobby since the 1920s. Early modelers built from scratch, but entrepreneurs soon saw the business possibilities in making and selling model kits. Balsa wood was a favorite building material due to its strength, light weight, and the ease with which it could be shaped.
- Camay Soap, Complimentary Size, from American Airlines, 1970-1979 - American Airlines was formed by a merger of several smaller carriers in 1930. Six years later, it became the first airline to operate the revolutionary Douglas DC-3. American Airlines began service to Europe after World War II and introduced its first transcontinental jets in 1959. By the 21st century, American Airlines served over 170 destinations in more than 40 countries.
- 1970-1979
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Camay Soap, Complimentary Size, from American Airlines, 1970-1979
American Airlines was formed by a merger of several smaller carriers in 1930. Six years later, it became the first airline to operate the revolutionary Douglas DC-3. American Airlines began service to Europe after World War II and introduced its first transcontinental jets in 1959. By the 21st century, American Airlines served over 170 destinations in more than 40 countries.
- Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980 - Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.
- circa 1980
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Rendering of Spacecraft Design Concept by William L. Mitchell Design, circa 1980
Following his retirement after 42 years in design at General Motors, Bill Mitchell operated his own consulting firm, William L. Mitchell Design, from 1977 to 1984. Mitchell's firm produced multiple spacecraft design concepts for aerospace conglomerate Rockwell International. The renderings included proposals for various civil, military and research spacecraft.
- Travel Poster, "Los Angeles, American Airlines," circa 1954 - Through the 1950s, air travel retained its aura of glamour and sophistication. Some of that continued excitement was due to sleek travel posters advertising fashionable destinations. What city in the United States was more alluring than Los Angeles with its movie stars and endless summers? American Airlines captured the City of Angels in this glitzy poster from about 1954.
- circa 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Travel Poster, "Los Angeles, American Airlines," circa 1954
Through the 1950s, air travel retained its aura of glamour and sophistication. Some of that continued excitement was due to sleek travel posters advertising fashionable destinations. What city in the United States was more alluring than Los Angeles with its movie stars and endless summers? American Airlines captured the City of Angels in this glitzy poster from about 1954.
- Ford V-8 Convertible Sedan alongside an American Airlines Douglas DC-3 Airplane, June 19, 1936 - Ford Motor Company restyled the front ends on its models for 1936. The vertical-bar grille wrapped farther around the hood sides, and horns on DeLuxe models were set behind screens in the front fenders. New hood side louvers and front vents provided better engine cooling. The standard two-door sedan started at $520. Calendar year production totaled 791,812 units.
- June 19, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Ford V-8 Convertible Sedan alongside an American Airlines Douglas DC-3 Airplane, June 19, 1936
Ford Motor Company restyled the front ends on its models for 1936. The vertical-bar grille wrapped farther around the hood sides, and horns on DeLuxe models were set behind screens in the front fenders. New hood side louvers and front vents provided better engine cooling. The standard two-door sedan started at $520. Calendar year production totaled 791,812 units.
- Virgil M. Exner with Wife and Daughter, Boarding Airplane, 1956 - Chrysler design head Virgil M. Exner was photographed with his wife and daughter as they boarded an American Airlines flight in 1956. The tailfins of a 1957 DeSoto are visible in the foreground. Tailfins were a prominent feature of Exner's "Forward Look" seen on Chrysler automobiles from 1955 to 1961.
- 1956
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Virgil M. Exner with Wife and Daughter, Boarding Airplane, 1956
Chrysler design head Virgil M. Exner was photographed with his wife and daughter as they boarded an American Airlines flight in 1956. The tailfins of a 1957 DeSoto are visible in the foreground. Tailfins were a prominent feature of Exner's "Forward Look" seen on Chrysler automobiles from 1955 to 1961.