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These are simply the best posters available! You will be thrilled with the image quality, vivid colors, fine paper, and unique subjects.

 

OUR POSTERS ARE SIZED FOR STANDARD OFF-THE-SHELF FRAMES, WITH NO CUSTOM FRAMING REQUIRED, PROVIDING HUGE COST SAVINGS!

 

This beautiful reproduction poster has been re-mastered from a 1965 advertisement for American Airlines by commercial artist Peter Boyle (1903-1967). The poster features a sun-tanned man and woman with a brilliant sunburst shining on a background showing iconic California landmarks such as the Hollywood Bowl, Golden Gate Bridge, and the Capital Records building in Hollywood.

 

The vibrant colors and detail of this classic image have been painstakingly brought back to life to preserve a great piece of history.

 

The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.

 

The 24"x32" format is an excellent image size that looks great as a stand-alone piece of art, or as a grouped visual statement. This poster has a 1” white border. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom framing, and a wide variety of these frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online.

 

A great vintage print for your home, shop, or business!

 

AMERICAN AIRLINES HISTORY

 

American Airlines was started in 1930 via a union of more than eighty small airlines.

The two organizations from which American Airlines was originated were Robertson Aircraft Corporation and Colonial Air Transport. The former was first created in Missouri in 1921, with both being merged in 1929 into holding company The Aviation Corporation. This, in turn, was made in 1930 into an operating company and rebranded as American Airways. In 1934, new laws and attrition of mail contracts forced many airlines to reorganize, and the corporation rearranged its routes into a connected system and was renamed American Airlines. Between 1970 and 2000, the company grew into being an international carrier, purchasing Trans World Airlines in 2001.

 

DC-3 CABIN

 

American had a direct role in the development of the DC-3, which resulted from a marathon telephone call from American Airlines CEO C. R. Smith to Donald Douglas, when Smith persuaded a reluctant Douglas to design a sleeper aircraft based on the DC-2 to replace American's Curtiss Condor II biplanes. (The existing DC-2's cabin was 66 inches (1.7 m) wide, too narrow for side-by-side berths.) Douglas agreed to go ahead with development only after Smith informed him of American's intention to purchase 20 aircraft. The prototype DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport) first flew on December 17, 1935, (the 32nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk). Its cabin was 92 in (2.3 m) wide, and a version with 21 seats instead of the 14–16 sleeping berths of the DST was given the designation DC-3. There was no prototype DC-3; the first DC-3 built followed seven DSTs off the production line and was delivered to American Airlines. American Airlines inaugurated passenger service on June 26, 1936, with simultaneous flights from Newark, New Jersey and Chicago, Illinois.

 

In 2011, due to a downturn in the airline industry, American Airlines' parent company AMR Corporation filed for bankruptcy protection. In 2013, American Airlines merged with US Airways but kept the American Airlines name, as it was the better-recognized brand internationally; the combination of the two airlines resulted in the creation of the largest airline in the United States, and ultimately the world.

California American Lines 1965 Vintage Travel Poster

$32.95Price
Color: Gold

    These are simply the best posters available! You will be thrilled with the image quality, vivid colors, fine paper, and unique subjects.
     
    Our posters are sized for standard off-the-shelf frames, with no custom framing required, providing huge cost savings!

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