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The DC-7 Flagship Main Cabin, American Airlines

Subject
Aviation
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of The DC-7 Flagship Main Cabin, American Airlines, New York, NY, USA, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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Back of The DC-7 Flagship Main Cabin, American Airlines, New York, NY, USA, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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Interior of a TCA Mercury airliner cabin with passengers seated in blue and white seats; a stewardess in blue uniform places a red bag into an overhead rack. The aisle carpet is red, and passengers are dressed in mid-century attire.

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PublisherAmerican Airlines
TCA Mercury --- AMERICAN AIRLINES America's Leading Airline POST CARD USE AIR MAIL LITHO IN U.S.A. T-1516 THE DC-7 FLAGSHIP MAIN CABIN. THIS 365 MPH AIRLINER FLIES NONSTOP BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK. PHOTO BY IVAN DMITRI.
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ConditionExcellent
Place mentionedNew York, NY
Place mentionedLos Angeles, CA
NotesChrome-era color, full-bleed image, logo in lower right. No postmark. Divided-back chrome/glossy color photo card, unused, no stamp. American Airlines DC-7 Flagship cabin view; imprint 'LITHO IN U.S.A.' and card number T-1516. Photo by Ivan Dmitri. Minor foxing/spotting on card stock.

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The DC-7 Flagship Main Cabin, American Airlines, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-dc-7-flagship-main-cabin-american-airlines. Accessed October 5, 2026.