Capable of spanning the continent in 9 1/2 hours, United's "Age of Flight" 4-engined Mainliners will carry 52 passengers and 5500 pounds of mail and express at speeds up to 300 miles an hour.

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Capable of spanning the continent in 9 1/2 hours, United's "Age of Flight" 4-engined Mainliners will carry 52 passengers and 5500 pounds of mail and express at speeds up to 300 miles an hour.

Publisher: United Airlines

American

Medium/Technique Chromolithograph on card stock.

Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder

Accession Number2015.13160

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
PRINTED IN U.S.A. FROM UNITED AIRLINES KODACHROME - B

ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)