[American Airlines flight attendants, including Catherine Wingfield, at work and at leisure, circa 1940s]

Title

[American Airlines flight attendants, including Catherine Wingfield, at work and at leisure, circa 1940s]

Description

Film footage of American Airlines flight attendants, including Catherine Wingfield, at work and at leisure, circa 1940s. The first 90 seconds depict flight attendants and Douglas DC-3 aircraft (visible tail number NC17336) at an unidentified airport. The remainder of the footage is comprised of home movies of various recreational activities, such as golf, trap shooting, hiking, and gardening. Other scenes include shots of unidentified people (likely friends and family) at various locations, pets such as cats and dogs, a wedding party outside a church, and a woman holding a baby.

The footage is in color and is silent.

Label on film container: "Misc. shots of stewardesses of American Airlines with passengers."

Date

1940s circa

Extent

1 film reel (11 min., 36 sec.) : silent, color ; 8 mm

Rights

Bibliographic Citation

The Catherine Wingfield Flight Attendant Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

1988-06-01-A_AV_004_01