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RWA
@aviationlibrarian.bsky.social
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Librarian, Aviation Enthusiast, and Bostonian.
#Avgeek #Aviation #Postcards
My Postcard Collection - https://archive.org/details/digitaltransportation_postcards?sort=-downloads
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RWA @aviationlibrarian.bsky.social · Dec 6
Just a small introduction. I'm a librarian who has a passion for aviation & want's to share my collection with the public. Left the bird site 3 years ago, & I am active on Mastodon mastodon.online/@Aviation_Li...

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Lufthansa 727 Postcard
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#Lufthansa #B727 #Postcard #Aviation #Avgeek #Aviation #Airplanes
February 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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Canadian Pacific Air Lines (CP Air) DC-10 Postcard
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#Avgeek #Postcard #CPAir #CanadianPacificAirlines #DC10 #McDonnellDouglas #Trijet #Canadian #Canada #Travel
This postcard shows a CP Air McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in flight. The aircraft is painted in the airline’s red and silver livery, with “CP Air” titles on the forward fuselage. The tail is bright red with a white stylized emblem. The trijet configuration is visible, with two engines under the wings and one mounted at the base of the vertical stabilizer. The aircraft is viewed from the left side against a blue sky with distant terrain below.
February 18, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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TWA Boeing 747SP-31 Postcard
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#Avgeek #Postcard #TWA #TransWorldAirlines #Boeing747SP #B747 #B747SP #Aviation #travel
This postcard features a Trans World Airlines Boeing 747SP-31 in flight. The aircraft is shown from the left side against a dark blue sky. The fuselage is white with red striping and “TRANS WORLD” titles along the side. The tail is red with large white “TWA” lettering. The shortened fuselage and upper deck hump identify it as the SP (Special Performance) variant of the 747. Four engines are mounted beneath the wings, and the landing gear is retracted in cruise.
February 18, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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Lufthansa DC-10 Postcard
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#Avgeek #Postcard #Lufthansa #DC10 #McDonnellDouglas #Trijet #Germany #Aviation #travel
This postcard presents a head-on view of a Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10 on a runway or taxiway. The aircraft’s nose and cockpit windows are centered in the frame. The wide fuselage and large circular nose radome are prominent. One engine is mounted under each wing, with a third engine integrated into the vertical tail above the fuselage. The Lufthansa crane logo is visible on the forward fuselage. Landing lights are illuminated beneath the nose, and the nose gear is extended.
February 18, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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United Airlines 737-300 Postcard
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#Avgeek #Postcard #UnitedAirlines #B737 #Boeing737 #UnitedTulip #saulBass #Aviation #Airplanes
This postcard shows a United Airlines Boeing 737-300 parked on an airport ramp. The aircraft is viewed from the left side. The fuselage is white with a red, white, and blue cheatline and the “UNITED” name near the front. The tail displays the classic United “U” tulip logo in red and blue. The registration N301UA is visible near the rear. Two underwing engines are mounted beneath the swept wings. The landing gear is extended and the aircraft is stationary on concrete pavement.
February 18, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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Alaska Airlines MD-80 Postcard
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#Avgeek #Postcard #AlaskaAirlines #MD80 #McDonnellDouglas #Aviation #AviationHistory #Airplanes
This postcard depicts an Alaska Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 in flight above clouds. The aircraft is shown from the left side. The fuselage is white with “Alaska” in black lettering near the front. A blue and yellow cheatline runs along the windows. The tail features the stylized face logo associated with the airline’s earlier branding. The twin engines are mounted at the rear of the fuselage, and the T-tail configuration is clearly visible. The landing gear is retracted and the aircraft appears in cruise.
February 18, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Air Canada Boeing 747-100 Postcard
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#Avgeek #Postcard #AirCanada #Boeing747 #Boeing #JumboJet #Canada #B747 #CanadianAviation #Airplanes
This postcard shows an Air Canada Boeing 747-100 in flight above a solid layer of white clouds. The aircraft is viewed from the left side against a blue sky. The fuselage is white with “AIR CANADA” in large red block letters along the forward section. The tail is black with a red maple leaf emblem. Four engines are mounted under the swept wings. The hump of the upper deck identifies it as an early 747 variant. The aircraft appears clean and unweathered, presented in cruise configuration with landing gear retracted.
February 18, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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Braniff 727 Postcard
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#Braniff #B727 #Postcard #Aviation #Avgeek #Aviation #Airplanes
February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Goodnight~
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1946 Star in the Night – Air Transport Association of America Advertisement
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#AirTransportAssociation #AirlineAdvertising #VintageAviation #Propliner #WinterScene #AviationArt #Farms #Farmlife #Airlines #Avgeek #AviationHistory #Nighttime
February 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Marion–Herrin Williamson County Airport Terminal Postcard
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#WilliamsonCountyAirport #Travel #postcards #AirportArchitecture #AirportTerminal #MidCenturyArchitecture #AviationHistory #RegionalAirport #VintagePostcard #IllinoisAviation #Avgeek @airportarchitecture.byerussell.com
This color postcard features the terminal building of Williamson County Regional Airport, identified on the façade as “Marion–Herrin.” The upper image shows the low, modernist brick terminal with its distinctive angular roofline and broad overhang, characteristic of late mid-century airport design. Large windows line the right side of the structure, providing expansive airfield views. The lower image depicts the passenger waiting area inside the terminal, furnished with molded seating, planters, and bold wall-to-wall carpeting in a warm red tone. The open mezzanine layout and wide glass panels reflect the clean, functional aesthetic common in regional airport terminals of the period.
February 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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1941 Pan American Airways System Timetable Cover
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#PanAm #PanAmerican #AirlineTimetable #VintageAviation #AviationHistory #AirlineHistory #ArtDeco #Transoceanic #Airmail #Avgeek
This illustrated timetable cover for Pan American Airways System promotes its “Atlantic Pacific” services and is dated June–August 1941. The design features a dramatic Art Deco-style composition with a dark blue gradient sky, stylized aircraft silhouettes in flight, and a globe showing the Atlantic region. Bold red lettering across the top reads “Pan American Airways System,” while “Atlantic Pacific” appears diagonally in large white outlined type. At the lower right, text indicates “Passenger – Mail – Express – Time Tables.” The streamlined aircraft forms, diagonal light beams, and strong contrasts of blue, white, and red reflect early 1940s commercial aviation graphic design. The cover emphasizes Pan American’s transoceanic routes linking the Atlantic and Pacific regions shortly before the United States entered World War II.
February 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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1943 Western Airlines Luggage Decal
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#WesternAirlines #AirlineDecal #VintageAviation #AirlineHistory #AviationHeritage #AirlineMemorabilia #ClassicAirlines #Avgeek
This vintage airline decal features a bold red oval background with a thin black outer border. Centered across the top in large white block letters is the word “WESTERN,” with “AIRLINES” in slightly smaller white block letters below. Between the two words runs a stylized horizontal black stripe composed of several parallel lines, extending across the width of the decal. At the right end of the stripe is the airline’s historic emblem: a profile of a Native American head in black and white with a feathered headdress, rendered in a streamlined, graphic style typical of mid-20th-century commercial design. The strong contrast of red, white, and black gives the piece a striking, easily recognizable appearance consistent with 1940s airline branding.
February 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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United Airlines “Our Friendly Times” — The Magnificent Mile, Chicago (May 7, 1984)
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#UnitedAirlines #Chicago #MagnificentMile #JohnHancockCenter #TribuneTower #Timetable #AirlineHistory #Aviation #Nighttime #Avgeek
This image is the cover of a United Airlines timetable booklet titled Our Friendly Times, dated May 7, 1984, Volume 3. The top portion features the classic 1970s–1980s United Airlines logo in red, white, and blue above a horizontal band of orange, red, and blue stripes. At upper right is a badge indicating United Airlines as the “Official Airline of the 1984 Olympic Games,” with the Olympic rings and a stylized aircraft emblem. The lower portion of the cover displays a nighttime photograph of The Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois. The view looks south along North Michigan Avenue, showing a canyon of illuminated high-rise buildings. Prominently visible at center is the John Hancock Center with its twin antennas rising into the dark blue evening sky. To the right stands the Tribune Tower, its neo-Gothic crown lit dramatically in warm golden light. On the left, a brightly illuminated white building contrasts with darker glass-and-steel office towers nearby. Below, traffic headlights and taillights form streams of white and red along the avenue, emphasizing the bustling nighttime city scene. At the bottom of the cover, the caption reads: “The Magnificent Mile, Chicago.”
February 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 747 Postcard
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#AerolineasArgentinas #Boeing747 #JumboJet #b747 #Argentina #Aviation #Airliner #VintageAviation #JetAge #Avgeek #Postcards #Oldpostcard
February 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Goodnight~
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United Airlines “Our Friendly Times” Timetable – Nighttime Scene, Syracuse, New York (January 5, 1983)
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#UnitedAirlines #Syracuse #NewYork #AirlineTimetable #AviationHistory #AirlineHistory #Timetable #NightPhotography #Avgeek #Aviation
February 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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1992 American Eagle SAAB 340B Seating Chart
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#aviation #avgeek #Saab340b #turboprop #regionaljet #seatmap #aircraft #AmericanAirlines #AmericanEagle #aerospace #ephemera
February 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Goodnight~
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United Airlines Timetable 4/26/1981 - Seattle Night Space Needle
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#UnitedAirlines #Seattle #SpaceNeedle #AirlineTimetable #Aviation #AviationHistory #AirlineHistory #Timetable #Seattleskyline #Avgeek
This image shows the front cover of a United Airlines timetable booklet titled “Our Friendly Times,” dated April 26, 1981, Volume 3. At the top of the cover is the United Airlines name in bold black capital letters, accompanied by the airline’s red, white, and blue tulip-style logo above it. A horizontal band of orange, red, and blue stripes separates the header from the main image. The central photograph depicts the Seattle skyline at night. The Space Needle stands prominently near the center of the image, illuminated against a dark green-black evening sky. Surrounding the Space Needle are numerous high-rise buildings with lit office windows, creating a bright cluster of city lights. In the lower foreground, darker residential rooftops and trees are visible in silhouette. At the bottom of the cover, a small caption reads “Seattle at night.” The overall design combines corporate branding at the top with a large nighttime cityscape photograph below.
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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1992 American Eagle Jetstream 31 & Shorts 360 Seating Chart.
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#aviation #avgeek #turboprop #airliner #seatmap #AmericanAirlines #AmericanEagle #ephemera
February 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Goodnight ~
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1940 Lockheed Lodestar Advertisement with United Airlines
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#Lockheed #Lodestar #Advertisement #UnitedAirlines #Nighttime #Avgeek #Aviation
February 13, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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Pan American “Yankee Clipper” at LaGuardia Field Postcard.
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#PanAm #YankeeClipper #Boeing314 #FlyingBoat #Seaplane #LaGuardia #Aviation #Vintage #Postcard #Airline #Postcards #Oldpostcards #avgeek
A color illustrated postcard depicts a Pan American Airways Boeing 314 flying boat, known as the “Yankee Clipper,” during takeoff at LaGuardia Field. The large four-engine seaplane is shown skimming across the surface of the water, its hull creating a white spray and wake behind it. The aircraft has a boat-shaped fuselage designed for water operations and broad, high-mounted wings extending widely from either side. Each wing supports two radial engines with visible propellers in motion. The fuselage is painted in a light metallic tone, with an American flag displayed prominently on the forward side. Passenger windows run in a row along the midsection of the hull. The tail features a vertical stabilizer with horizontal stabilizers mounted partway up the fin. In the background, low airport buildings and hangars line the shoreline, with additional small aircraft faintly visible on land. The sky transitions from warm tones near the horizon to pale blue above, suggesting late afternoon or early evening light. Printed along the bottom border of the postcard are the captions “PAA Yankee Clipper In Take Off” on the left and “LaGuardia Field” on the right.
February 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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1992 American Eagle ATR Seating Charts
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#aviation #avgeek #turboprop #airliner #seatmap #aircraft #AmericanEagle #AmericanAirlines #airlinehistory #transportation #ephemera
February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Jönköping Airport Postcard.
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#Jönköping #jonkopingairport #Sweden #Aviation #Avgeek #AirportArchitecture #Linjeflyg #CV340
A color postcard shows a Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) propeller aircraft parked on the apron at an airport. In the foreground, two flagpoles display flags: one with a blue background and yellow cross (the Swedish flag), and another blue flag with a yellow emblem. A tall black light pole stands between them. Several people, including adults and a child, stand near a low fence watching the aircraft. The airplane, painted in a light color with “Scandinavian Airlines System” titles along the fuselage and the blue SAS logo on the tail, is positioned on the runway or taxiway area. The surrounding landscape is flat with green grass and a tree line in the distance. To the right, part of a modern terminal building with large glass windows is visible. The sky is bright blue with scattered white clouds.
February 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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1959 Lufthansa 707 Brochure
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#Lufthansa #b707 #ephemera #aviation #Avgeek #Airplanes @graphic-garbage.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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TWA Stratoliner 307 Postcard
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#twa #Boeing #Aviation #Avgeek #Airplanes #Postcard #b307
February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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America's First Trans-Atalantic airport gateway - Old Orchard Airport Maine Postcard.
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#Postcards #VintagePostcards #oldorchardbeach #ephemera #airportarchitecture #Avgeek #Aviation
A color postcard depicts Old Orchard Beach Airport in Maine during the early aviation era, showing a wide, sandy airfield with multiple aircraft parked in a row. In the left foreground, a bright yellow biplane with the word “HAZZARD” painted in large black letters on its fuselage rests on the ground. A person stands beside the aircraft near the tail, providing a sense of scale. Farther across the field, several additional airplanes are visible, including light-colored monoplanes and a prominent red aircraft positioned near the right edge of the image. In the middle distance stands a long, low hangar building with a dark roof and a large sign reading “The Hazzard Shoe Flying Corp.” Smaller airport-related structures and fuel containers are scattered around the field. Behind the airfield, a few simple residential-style buildings with pitched roofs sit near the edge of the sand, blending into the coastal setting. The sky above is overcast with layered gray clouds, creating muted lighting across the scene. Printed along the bottom margin of the postcard is the caption, “Trans-Atlantic Planes at Airport, Old Orchard Beach, Maine,” identifying the location and subject.
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM