wall calendar: American Airlines

Date:1940-1941
Medium:Paper, ink, metal
Credit Line: Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds
Accession Number:2014.156.488
Dimensions:24 x 17 1/2 inches (61 x 44.5 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Promotional, Museum
Subcategory:Calendar, Wall / Desk
Artist, designer, maker :Ivan Dmitri
airline: American Airlines
aircraft: Douglas DC-3
company: American Airlines
Description

Calendar issued by American Airlines featuring a 12 month calendar, metal edge bound; 14-pages, monthly calendar for December 1940 and every month of 1941, including small printed overleaf attached to front with greetings from AA President CR Smith and explanatory text, “These illustrations are reproductions of natural - color Kodachrome photographs by Ivan Dmitri....”; calendar pages illustrated at top half include airline theme scenes of stewardesses and passengers, airplanes and scenic destinations; bottom half headed with “American Airlines” in red and black ink with calendar below in gray background and white lettering; airline logo at bottom right; paper contains perforation for tear- away of bottom half of page.

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