[Postcard of the Trans World Airlines Jetstream, March 17, 1960]

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Postcard of the Jetstream, a commercial plane owned by Trans World Airlines. The Jetstream has four propeller engines on its wings and two vertical stabilizers on the ends of the horizontal stabilizers in addition to the central vertical stabilizer. The Jetstream is painted whit with two red stripes going across the fuselage and the "TWA" logo in red at the end of the stripes, as well as the words "Trans World Airlines" in red and the American flag above the passenger windows. The left wing has the red "TWA" logo and each vertical stabilizer has two red stripes. On the … continued below

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1 postcard : col. ; 10 x 15 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. March 17, 1960.

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  • Trans World Airlines
    Publisher Info: Lithography in U. S. A.
    Place of Publication: Kansas City, Missouri

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Postcard of the Jetstream, a commercial plane owned by Trans World Airlines. The Jetstream has four propeller engines on its wings and two vertical stabilizers on the ends of the horizontal stabilizers in addition to the central vertical stabilizer. The Jetstream is painted whit with two red stripes going across the fuselage and the "TWA" logo in red at the end of the stripes, as well as the words "Trans World Airlines" in red and the American flag above the passenger windows. The left wing has the red "TWA" logo and each vertical stabilizer has two red stripes. On the back of the card is a message to Isaac H. and Henrietta Leonora Blum Kempner wishing them success with their garden on St. Patrick's Day and expressing regret that the University of Texas is experiencing mediocrity again.

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1 postcard : col. ; 10 x 15 cm.

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Item text: "Hope your gardens are growing for St. Patrick's Day; we're frozen in! We think often of your great family; best to them! And we regret the mediocrity which has come again to UT! Keep happy - [illegible]"

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Harris and Eliza Kempner

One of Galveston’s most iconic families, the Kempner family influenced the social and philanthropic landscape of Galveston, and its members created an expansive economic empire. This collection includes both personal papers and documentation of the family's involvement in business and industry.

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  • March 17, 1960

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[Postcard of the Trans World Airlines Jetstream, March 17, 1960], postcard, March 17, 1960; Kansas City, Missouri. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1507168/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.

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