Category : History(256)

A color postcard view of the Seattle-Tacoma Airport terminal building, with the name 'Seattle-Tacoma Airport' visible on the facade. The foreground shows a full parking lot of 1950s-era automobiles, a '3 Hr. 25¢ Parking' sign, and a propeller aircraft flying overhead.

A Northwest Airlines Boeing 377 Stratocruiser is parked on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma Airport, as indicated by visible signage on the terminal building. The aircraft displays Northwest's classic livery with a red tail, and ground service vehicles bearing the Northwest logo are positioned nearby.

Promotional or archival illustration showing three aircraft types operated by XL Airways (XL.com), a British low-cost charter airline that ceased operations on 12 September 2008. The image identifies registration numbers G-VKNA (Boeing 757-200), G-BNYB (Boeing 767-200), and G-VKNH (Boeing 767-300ER), all in the airline's blue-and-white livery.

Side-by-side comparison of cockpits from two Boeing 747 variants: the analog-instrument-heavy 747-100 (top) and the glass-cockpit 747-8 (bottom), as labeled by visible text. A watermark reading 'Astro' is visible in both images.

A group of approximately thirteen United Air Lines stewardesses in matching uniforms pose in a line in front of a United Air Lines 'Mainliner' aircraft. The photo bears a reference number (C-6836Q) in the lower right corner, suggesting it is an official company publicity photograph, likely from the 1940s based on uniform style and aircraft livery.

A black-and-white photograph showing a utility pole densely packed with crossarms and dozens of telegraph or telephone wires fanning out across a city street, with a lineman visible on the pole. Visible text includes 'REPUBLICAN' on a building and a 'Just History' watermark; horse-drawn wagons and brick commercial buildings are visible in the background.

A promotional photograph showing two women in a light blue GM convertible (watermarked 'GM') parked on the tarmac beside an American Airlines aircraft named 'Flagship Tulsa,' bearing the classic AA eagle livery with red stripe. A uniformed pilot waves from the aircraft stairs; this image relates to American Airlines operations and is unconnected to Sea-Tac Airport.

A United Airlines aircraft (appearing to be a Douglas DC-8) taxis on the runway at Sea-Tac Airport, as seen from the public observation deck. A woman in a red coat and matching handbag leans over the railing, likely with a child, watching the aircraft. Watermark reads leonotenboom.com.