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George Petty became famous as a pinup artist in the 1930s and 40s. He also sketched a TWA hostess dressed in the winter blue uniform introduced in 1938, giving the uniform the nickname “Petty Girl.” The uniform was first worn in 1938 at the opening of New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Image: Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) calendar, Douglas DC-3, 1941. Gift of Captain Jon Simmonds. 2016.080.011
This image was posted on April 26, 2017.
This post mentions the following things involved with the SFO Museum collection:
Fashion in Flight: A History of Airline Uniform Design
This aviation exhibition was on display between May 2016 and January 2017 in the G-01 International North Wall gallery, located in International Terminal
TWA (Trans World Airlines).
It is related to
TWA (Trans World Airlines) (the company)
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