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@aviationlibrarian.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 2:14 PM

1952 Super DC-6 Canadian Pacific Airlines, Across the Pacific Poster.
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#DC6 #CanadianPacificAirlines #TravelPoster #Aviation #Avgeek #Airplanes #Travel #Canada

A vintage 1952 Canadian Pacific Airlines travel poster featuring a smiling flight attendant wearing a blue uniform cap with an airline crest in the upper right, the text "Super DC-6" in the center above an illustration of a silver propeller airplane on an airfield with passengers boarding via a mobile staircase, and bold blue and red lettering at the bottom reading "Canadian Pacific Airlines Across the Pacific".
@aviation-librarian.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gyOct 5, 2026, 2:09 PM

1952 Super DC-6 Canadian Pacific Airlines, Across the Pacific Poster.
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#DC6 #CanadianPacificAirlines #TravelPoster #Aviation #Avgeek #Airplanes #Travel #Canada

A vintage 1952 Canadian Pacific Airlines travel poster featuring a smiling flight attendant wearing a blue uniform cap with an airline crest in the upper right, the text "Super DC-6" in the center above an illustration of a silver propeller airplane on an airfield with passengers boarding via a mobile staircase, and bold blue and red lettering at the bottom reading "Canadian Pacific Airlines Across the Pacific".
@aviationlibrarian.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 12:33 PM

1947 United Air Lines DC-6 Postcard
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#UnitedAirlines #DC6 #Aviation #Travel #Avgeek #Ephemera #Airplanes #Postcards #Ephemera

Vintage color postcard photograph of a United Air Lines Douglas DC-6 four-engine propeller airliner parked on an airport apron, circa 1947. The aircraft is shown from the front-left side, with its rounded nose pointing to the right, a dark blue upper fuselage, silver-gray lower fuselage, and large white “United” lettering along the side. The United Air Lines circular company emblem is visible near the nose. The aircraft has four radial piston engines with propellers featuring red, white, and blue markings on their blades. Two ground crew members wearing light-colored uniforms and caps stand on an elevated service platform beside an open rectangular fuselage access hatch, while another worker stands below at the base of the platform. A wheeled service lift or maintenance platform with a ladder and metal framework provides access to the aircraft's side. The landing gear is extended, and the large main wheels rest on the concrete apron. In the background, a flat, open airport landscape stretches beneath a clear blue sky, with low, sandy-colored terrain and a small piece of ground equipment visible in the distance. The postcard's white border frames the photograph, which captures the aircraft during a ground servicing or maintenance operation in the early postwar era of commercial aviation.
@aviation-librarian.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gyOct 4, 2026, 12:28 PM

1947 United Air Lines DC-6 Postcard
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#UnitedAirlines #DC6 #Aviation #Travel #Avgeek #Ephemera #Airplanes #Postcards #Ephemera

Vintage color postcard photograph of a United Air Lines Douglas DC-6 four-engine propeller airliner parked on an airport apron, circa 1947. The aircraft is shown from the front-left side, with its rounded nose pointing to the right, a dark blue upper fuselage, silver-gray lower fuselage, and large white “United” lettering along the side. The United Air Lines circular company emblem is visible near the nose. The aircraft has four radial piston engines with propellers featuring red, white, and blue markings on their blades. Two ground crew members wearing light-colored uniforms and caps stand on an elevated service platform beside an open rectangular fuselage access hatch, while another worker stands below at the base of the platform. A wheeled service lift or maintenance platform with a ladder and metal framework provides access to the aircraft's side. The landing gear is extended, and the large main wheels rest on the concrete apron. In the background, a flat, open airport landscape stretches beneath a clear blue sky, with low, sandy-colored terrain and a small piece of ground equipment visible in the distance. The postcard's white border frames the photograph, which captures the aircraft during a ground servicing or maintenance operation in the early postwar era of commercial aviation.