matchbook cover: Western Air Lines

Date:c. 1950
Medium:Cardboard, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Jon E. Krupnick
Accession Number:2008.056.0609
Dimensions:4 x 1 1/2 inches (10.2 x 3.8 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Promotional, Museum
Subcategory:Matchbook / Matchbox
airline: Western Air Lines
company: Western Airlines
Description

Matchbook cover issued by Western Air Lines; yellow and brown with illustration of man riding a horse and text, “Apply Valley Ranchos Home of Apple Valley Inn”; text, “California’s New Western Community” on saddle; illustration of aircraft in flight and text, “How to measure the West in Minutes Fly Western Air Lines" on reverse; no matches.

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