Poster
United Airlines Travel Poster: The Mainliner
| An original lithograph promoting the United Airlines as both a passenger airplane and an Air Mail airplane. The poster states, "This new United Air Lines "Mainliner," built by Douglas Aircraft, can carry 2800 pounds of Air Mail in addition to Passengers and fly Coast-to-Coast in 15 hours with only 3 stops." It features an artist's depiction of a grounded "Mainliner" with the pilot waving to a crowd below. |
| Image ID: | 68108 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1950 |
| Creator Name: | United Airlines |
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| Collection Name: | Single Item Oversize |
| Genre: | Poster |
| Original Format Type: | prints, fine-art |
| Original Format Number: | PH 7-408 |
| Original Dimensions: | 20 x 41 inches |
| Crowds |
| Air mail service |
| Postal service |
| Travel |
| Air pilots |
| Airplanes |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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