Delta Air Lines

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20027100

Description

Susie Richey, 16-year-old Arlington Heights High School junior, left, from Lena Pope Home, smiles as C. E. Woolman, center, of Atlanta, Georgia, president of Delta Air Lines, demonstrates features of the line's giant DC-4 Skymaster, which took her, other children and civic leaders aloft in inaugural flights from Municipal Airport. At right is C. E. Faulk, Monroe, Louisiana, chairman of Delta directors. The 44-passenger plane, converted from Army cargo use, will be in regular service shortly on the Atlanta-Fort Worth flight. Miss Richey is wearing a sweater, coat, and a long-stranded pearl necklace. Mr. Woolman and Mr. Faulk are wearing overcoats and suits.

Archival Date

1946-02-15

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-361

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Richey, Susie; Woolman, C. E.; Faulk, C. E.; Students; Lena Pope Home; Delta Air Lines; Airlines; Airplanes; DC-4 Skymaster; Municipal Airport; Overcoats; Sweaters; Necklaces