poster: United Air Lines, Douglas DC-3

Date:	1939
Medium:	Paper, ink, linen
Credit Line:	Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds
Accession Number:	2025.038.021
Dimensions:	17 x 12 inches (43.2 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:	Aviation Museum
Category:	Promotional, Museum
Subcategory:	Poster, Airline
airline:	United Air Lines
aircraft:	Douglas DC-3

Description

Poster produced by United Air Lines promoting service to Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco and 1939 New York World’s Fair; full color illustration of airplane in flight over map of United States with route in red lines and fair structures and text, “Fastest / Shortest / Fair to fair / United Air Lines Mainliners”.

URL

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