Thirty-Seven Mid-20th Century Lufthansa Airlines Publicity Photos [Early 1960s - Early 1980s]

Item Details

Cologne and Frankfurt, Germany; New York, N.Y. and Seattle, WA., Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Boeing Corporation, C1965-1983, Photography

First Edition, Near Fine to Fine.

This collection includes photos of well-dressed passengers enjoying first class and "Senator Class" services, pilots and flight attendants and a range of jets photographed in-flight, on approach and parked at gates. This grouping recalls the apex of mid-century international air travel.

The new Lufthansa Company began flight operations on April, 1, 1955. The jet age arrived for Lufthansa in 1960 with the arrival of the Boeing 707. In the 1960s, jet aircraft changed the world of civil aviation and of Lufthansa. Throughout the decade, the corporation carried twice as many passengers as propeller aircraft and reached their destinations in half the time. At first, jets dominated long-range services, and then quickly conquered medium- and short-range routes as well. During the third decade of Lufthansa's activities there was a significant increase in business from other international customers.

Near Fine to Fine.

tem #12022301