Photograph
Northwest Airways Special Delivery
| In an obvious publicity stunt, a Northwest Airways pilot delivers the first case of post-Prohibition Atlas Beer to Madison distributor Ira Chambers. The shipments from Atlas Brewing Co. in Chicago went to President Franklin Roosevelt and other prominent individuals, and they constituted the largest airplane shipment to date. |
| Image ID: | 5044 |
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| Creation Date: | 04 07 1933 |
| Creator Name: | McVicar, Angus B., 1903-1964 |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Photo Copy Service photographs and negatives, 1925-1983 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6058.3899B |
| Original Dimensions: | 10 x 8 inches |
| Northwest Airlines began in 1926 as Northwest Airways, and it changed its name to Northwest Airlines in 1934. |
| Protective clothing |
| Brewing industry |
| Airplanes |
| Trucks |
| Air pilots |
| Coats |
| Hats |
| Men |
| Women |
| Outdoor photography |
| Portraits, Group |
| Signs and symbols |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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