Category : History(243)
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2024-07-29Vintage Aircraft Interior with Sleeping Accommodations
Black and white photograph showing the interior of a vintage commercial aircraft with passengers using sleeping berths. A baby is visible in an upper hammock-style bed while adults are seated below, demonstrating early airline sleeping accommodations. -
2024-07-15Seattle-Tacoma Airport Historical Aviation Formation Flight
A formation of military aircraft flies over the newly constructed Seattle-Tacoma Airport terminal building, as seen in this black-and-white photograph. The Art Deco-style terminal with its control tower is clearly identified by the 'Seattle-Tacoma Airport' signage on the facade. -
2024-07-04
Sea-Tac Airport’s 75th anniversary takes off amid constant change
By Jean Sherrard Special to The Seattle Times IF THERE WERE birthday candles for our premier regional airport, winds of perpetual change would blow them out. On July 9, 1949, 30,000 people gathered to dedicate the gleaming $3 million terminal and administration building of Seattle-Tacoma (long nicknamed Sea-Tac) International Airport. Its six stories and 243,000 -
2024-03-19Seattle-Tacoma Airport Vintage Postcard
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. -
2024-03-19Historic Airport Terminal with Vintage Aircraft
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. -
2024-01-25XL Airways Boeing Aircraft Fleet – 757-200 and 767 Models
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. -
2024-01-25Aircraft Cockpit Comparison: 747-100 vs 747-8
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. -
2024-01-25United Air Lines Mainliner Flight Attendants
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. -
2024-01-09Historic Photo of Power Lines and Buildings
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.