#THISWEEK in 1952
‘The time you save can buy your ticket
It *pays* to go by air!’
*Collier’s*, April 5, 1952
Douglas Aircraft
#illustration #illustrationart #DouglasAircraft #DC6 #airliners #airlines #styling #1950s #NewYorkCity #Brussels #Chicago #Australia #SanFrancisco
‘Your clubroom aloft is the luxurious lounge in the DC-7 – a pleasant, relaxing spot to read, chat or watch the world go by. “DC” means Douglas, the most-used, most-proved #airliners ever built.’
*Collier’s*, March 19, 1954
#DouglasAircraft #DC6 #DC7 #AviationIndustry
VIASA DC-8 Postcard
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#Avgeek #Viasa #DC8 #AviationHistory #ClassicJets #VintageAviation #DouglasAircraft #JetAge #VenezuelanAviation #PlaneSpotting #VintageAirliner #Aviation #airplanes #AviationPhotography
1959 Douglas DC-8 Advertisement.
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#DouglasDC8 #JetAge #VintageAviation #AviationHistory #MidCenturyDesign #RetroTravel #AirlinerArt #ClassicAirliners #JetlinerEra #VintageAds #DouglasAircraft #AviationHeritage #AirTravelHistory #1960sAviation #AvGeek
American Attack Aircraft, Part 10: Douglas Export Models #Aviation #MilitaryAircraft #DouglasAircraft #ExportModels #A17
It is often said that if an airplane looks good, it will fly good. I guess the fact that so many DC-3's are still flying today is proof that this is true. Nikon Z8 with a Nikkor Z 24-120 f/4 S. #dc3 #douglasaircraft #flagshipdetroit #blackandwhitephotography #fineart #AviationArt
Black and White image of the Douglas DC-3 "Flagship Detroit" sporting a stunning American Airlines livery. From my point of view, the sky helped make the image pop. Nikon Z8 with a Nikkor Z24-120 f/4 S. #dc3 #douglasaircraft #blackandwhitephotography #aviationphotography #aviation #airplane #plane
Photograph by Alfred Palmer (1906-1993 👉ALT), Office of War Information (OWI).
#WW2 #AlfredPalmer #OWI #women #defenseindustry #DouglasAircraft #LongBeach #womensfashion #1940s
Alfred Palmer/OWI/LOC https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-the-american-home-front-in-color/100122/ ‘Alfred T. Palmer (1906-1993) was a photographer best known for his photographs depicting Americana during World War II as an Office of War Information photographer from 1942 until 1943.’ Wikipedia
Photograph by Alfred Palmer (1906-1993), Office of War Information (OWI).
👉ALT
#WW2 #AlfredPalmer #OWI #women #defenseindustry #DouglasAircraft #aircraft #LongBeach
Douglas DC-3 "Flagship Detroit" arrives at the 2025 Wings Over North Georgia Airshow. Nikon Z8 with a Nikkor Z 24-120 F/4 S @ 24mm, 1/30 sec, f/22, ISO 64. #dc3 #flagshipdetroit #douglasaircraft #nikonz8 #z8 #aviationphotography #vintageairplane #vintage #antique #airliners
Alfred Palmer/OWI/LOC https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-the-american-home-front-in-color/100122/ ‘Alfred T. Palmer (1906-1993) was a photographer best known for his photographs depicting Americana during World War II as an Office of War Information photographer from 1942 until 1943.’ Wikipedia
Photograph by Alfred Palmer (1906-1993), Office of War Information (OWI).
👉ALT
#WW2 #AlfredPalmer #OWI #women #defenseindustry #DouglasAircraft #B17bomber #LongBeach
Alfred Palmer/OWI/LOC Office of War Information (OWI). https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-the-american-home-front-in-color/100122/ ‘Alfred T. Palmer (1906-1993) was a photographer best known for his photographs depicting Americana during World War II as an Office of War Information photographer from 1942 until 1943. ‘Wikipedia
assault bomber and the C-47 heavy transport plane for the carrying of troops and cargo. Photographed in October of 1942.’
Photograph by Alfred Palmer (1906-1993 👉ALT)
#WW2 #AlfredPalmer #OWI #women #defenseindustry #DouglasAircraft #bombers #flyingfortress #LongBeach
Alfred Palmer/OWI/LOC https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-the-american-home-front-in-color/100122/ ‘Alfred T. Palmer (1906-1993) was a photographer best known for his photographs depicting Americana during World War II as an Office of War Information photographer from 1942 until 1943.’ Wikipedia
Photograph by Alfred Palmer (1906-1993), Office of War Information (OWI).
👉ALT
#WW2 #AlfredPalmer #OWI #women #defenseindustry #DouglasAircraft #mechanics #LongBeach #defenseplants
In #OCTOBER 1942
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‘Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training methods, at the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California, in October of 1942.’
#WW2 #women #defenseindustry #DouglasAircraft #mechanics #LongBeach #defenseplants
‘Alfred T. Palmer (1906-1993) was a photographer best known for his photographs depicting Americana during World War II as an Office of War Information photographer from 1942 until 1943.’ Wikipedia image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Women_working_at_Douglas_Aircraft.jpg
In #OCTOBER 1942
(WPA) Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. October 1942.
Photograph by Alfred Palmer (1906-1993 👉ALT)
#WW2 #womenWW2 #WPA #TheNewDeal #DefenseProduction #AlfredPalmer #DouglasAircraft #aircraft #bombers
Alfred Palmer/OWI/LOC https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/08/world-war-ii-the-american-home-front-in-color/100122/ ‘Alfred T. Palmer (1906-1993) was a photographer best known for his photographs depicting Americana during World War II as an Office of War Information photographer from 1942 until 1943.’ Wikipedia
Photograph taken in October 1942 by Alfred Palmer (1906-1993), Office of War Information (OWI).
👉ALT
#WW2 #womenWW2 #WPA #TheNewDeal #DefenseProduction #AlfredPalmer #DouglasAircraft #aircraft #bombers
Douglas DC-3 Czechairforce
Aviation Museum Kbely (Letecké muzeum)
#douglasdc3 #czechoslovakairforce #douglasaircraft #dc3 #dakota #ww2 #worldwartwo #aviationmuseum #display #aviationmuseumkbely #leteckémuzeum #Kbely #prague #praha #prag #czechrepublic #czechia #ceskarepublika #Czechia
#THISWEEK in 1952
‘The time you save can buy your ticket
It *pays* to go by air!’
*Collier’s*, April 5, 1952
Douglas Aircraft
#illustration #illustrationart #DouglasAircraft #DC6 #airliners #airlines #styling #1950s #NewYorkCity #Brussels #Chicago #Australia #SanFrancisco
—𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚠𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝙳𝙲-𝟹 𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗 𝙸𝚌𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚌 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑. 𝙾𝚔, 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚎, 𝙸’𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎…
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#iceland #douglasaircraft #sólheimasandur #dc3 #airplane #steampunk #sonyalpha #sonyvisuals #photography
‘Your clubroom aloft is the luxurious lounge in the DC-7 – a pleasant, relaxing spot to read, chat or watch the world go by. “DC” means Douglas, the most-used, most-proved #airliners ever built.’
*Collier’s*, March 19, 1954
#DouglasAircraft #DC6 #DC7 #AviationIndustry
“I’ll be home this evening,” Jack Wilson promises his wife. ...’
‘In Washington he has luncheon with an important official. ...’
‘Old friends meet...’
‘A full evening at home is ahead for Jack. ...’
#RobertFawcett #airtravel #DouglasAircraft #mensfashion #womensfashion
#OTD in 1951
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‘Fewer nights “on the Road” - Flying Makes It Possible!’
Douglas Aircraft
Illustrations by Robert Fawcett (1903–1967)
*The Saturday Evening Post*, March 3, 1951
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #RobertFawcett #airtravel #DouglasAircraft
