TWA Playing Cards, 1975-1979
THF808600 / TWA Playing Cards, 1975-1979
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Artifact Overview
Diane Beers joined TWA as a flight attendant in 1965 but left to marry Richard Hill a year later -- a time when many airlines employed only single women in that job. Beers Hill continued her interest in the airline industry and assembled an impressive collection of promotional items, models, toiletries, and advertisements from various air carriers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Playing card
Date Made
1975-1979
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Commissioned by Trans World Airlines. Made by U.S. Playing Card Company of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2024.66.38
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Diane Beers Hill.
Material
Paperboard
Cardboard
Color
White (Color)
Red
Dark blue
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 2.25 in
Length: 0.625 in
Inscriptions
on either side of packaging and on back of each card:
TWA / TWA
on label on one side of packaging:
U.S. [?] G / CARD C [?] Y
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