Old Meets New

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20064458

Description

The American Airlines' Midnight Expediter, a flying post office, stopped at Municipal Airport, Fort Worth, Texas on a demonstration flight. Fort Worth's incoming and outgoing mail was taken to the plane's side in a stage-coach. The scene represents a century of progress for the United States Postal Service. The stage-coach is guarded by armed cowboys as they met the fleet aboard the American Airlines DC-4. The "flying post office" is on it's first cross-country mail. Several people are standing on the plane stairs and sitting on the stage-coach. The airplane displaying 'Flying Post Office, Now-Wings on your letters 5 cent'. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, October 2, 1945.

Archival Date

1946-10-01

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1899

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Airplanes; Stagecoaches; United States Postal Service; Crowds; Airports; Horses; Cowboys; Fort Worth Municipal Airport; Post offices; Postal service; Flying Post Office; Air mail service; Postage Stamps; Demonstrations