stewardess jacket: Northwest Airlines

Date:1958
Medium:Cotton, polyester
Credit Line: Gift of Mary Patricia Laffey Inman
Accession Number:2005.041.024
Dimensions:25 1/2 x 16 inches (64.8 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Uniform
Subcategory:Jacket
airline: Northwest Airlines
Description

Stewardess jacket issued by Northwest Airlines; brown V-neck jacket with four front buttons, two front pockets, faux breast pocket with decorative flap for crew name badge; lined.

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