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Film footage of commercial airliners and "The Independence" Presidential aircraft at Washington National Airport, Arlington, Virginia, circa 1950s. The footage consists of brief clips of various aircraft parked or taxiing on a runway. In some scenes,…

Newspaper clipping, "Lucky lovelies," from The Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii), October 9, 1950. Features a photograph of United Air Lines stewardesses, including Thelma Irene "Tim" McGraw (name misspelled in article as "McGray"), who have been assigned…

Items from Box Two, Folder 4 of the Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers, circa 1949-1951. Folder contains correspondence related to appreciative passengers who traveled on United Airlines' Hawaii flights. Includes 14 total…

Items from Box Two, Folder 2 of the Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers, circa 1949-1950. Folder contains United Airlines training and operations materials for stewardesses on Honolulu flights. Includes 22 total documents.

Magazine advertisement for Trans World Airlines, circa 1946. Features a half-page illustration of a TWA Lockheed Model 49 Constellation aircraft in flight over a city. The text describes TWA as "the finest way to fly."

Brochure for Hawaiian Airlines, circa 1940s-1950s. Includes photographs of Hawaiian landmarks and a map of flight routes between the islands.

Hawaiian Airlines ticket issued to Thelma Irene "Tim" McGraw, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting on the wing of a United Air Lines Douglas DC-3 aircraft, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of an unidentified pilot standing next to a United Air Lines vehicle, circa 1940s-1950s.

Photograph of a United Air Lines Douglas DC-3 aircraft (tail number NC15071) at an unidentified airport, circa 1940s-1950s.