My modest collection of 1950s travel ephemera continues to grow, and the most recent acquisition is a treasure-trove of TWA items: notecards, labels, route maps, inflight guides, and the pièce de résistance, a sixteen-page brochure glorifying the then-new Boeing 707. It’s full of illustrations of the spacious onboard lounges, multi-course meals, gleaming powder rooms, and so forth that make a plane ride look like an upscale social event. Another glass of champagne? Don’t mind if I do! Cin cin!
More scans are in my retro travel set on Flickr. By the way, I recently came across this clip from a 1960 TWA promotional film. The music is so over the top. And thus I love it.
3 replies on “Retro TWA”
That commercial is so frantically peppy. More caffeine!
Fabulous!
My Dad flew for them for many years when I was a kid (and before I was born). I should try and get him some memorabilia!