playing cards: American Air Lines, DC-7C

Date:late 1950s
Medium:Cardboard, fabric, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds
Accession Number:2014.156.504
Dimensions:4 x 2 3/4 x 1 inches (10.2 x 7 x 2.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Passenger Amenity, Museum
Subcategory:Playing Cards
airline: American Air Lines
aircraft: Douglas DC-7C , Douglas DC-7
company: American Airlines
Description

Deck of playing cards issued by American Air Lines; gold box with green fabric cover and single blue and white playing card over front, depicting airline logo and stylized gold text,“DC-7C” in double-ended format; gold label on reverse with text “Congress Playing Cards / Cel-U-Tone finish”; box in two parts, slides open; unsealed.

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