stewardess blouse: Pan American World Airways

Date:mid 1950s
Medium:Fabric, plastic
Credit Line: Gift of Sylvia Wallburger Ortlieb
Accession Number:2016.071.002
Dimensions:21 x 16 inches (53.3 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Uniform
Subcategory:Blouse / Shirt
Artist, designer, maker :Don Loper of Beverly Hills
Manufacturer :R.W. McClain & Associates Inc.
airline: Pan American World Airways
company: Pan American World Airways
Description

Stewardess blouse issued by Pan American World Airways; off-white with short sleeves, five buttons down front, wing collar, and one faux chest pocket, and buttoned half-belt on back; worn 1955-1968.

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