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[Footage from American Airlines flights to Washington, D.C. and Chicago (Illinois), circa 1940s]

Film footage taken during two American Airlines flights, one to Washington, D.C. and one to Chicago (Illinois), circa 1940s. Most of the footage is of the Washington, D.C. trip. The footage begins with shots of Edward Wood, the Earl of Halifax,…

[Footage from American Airlines flights to California and St. Louis (Missouri), circa 1939]

Film footage taken during two American Airlines flights, one to California and one between Tulsa (Oklahoma) and St. Louis (Missouri), circa 1939. Most of the footage is of the California trip and includes multiple aerial shots taken from an…

[Footage from American Airlines flights between New York, Michigan, and Massachusetts, circa 1940s]

Film footage taken during American Airlines flights between New York City (New York), Detroit (Michigan), and Boston (Massachusetts), including travel footage in those cities, circa 1940s. The footage begins with shots of American Airlines Douglas…

[Flight logbook owned by flight attendant Catherine Wingfield, 1939-1940]

Flight logbook owned by flight attendant Catherine Wingfield, January 1, 1939 - January 24, 1940. Documents flights taken by her during her career with American Airlines. Includes an inscription from an unidentified person on the inside back cover,…

[Flight logbook owned by flight attendant Catherine Wingfield, 1936-1937]

Flight logbook owned by flight attendant Catherine Wingfield, October 6, 1936 - August 30, 1937. Documents flights taken by her during her career with American Airlines.

[Catherine Wingfield in American Airlines flight attendant uniform]

Photographic portrait of Catherine Wingfield in her American Airlines flight attendant uniform, circa 1930s. Reprint of a colorized black-and-white photograph.

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

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.…