The vintage American Airlines "AIRfreight" cargo crate poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full "AIRfreight" crate poster art for American Airlines
- Bag: 10-ounce canvas, 80% recycled cotton / 20% cotton
- Size: 15.75" h x 15.25" w (approx. 240 cubic inches)
- Self-fabric handles
- Printed to order in Grapevine, Texas
Not every American Airlines poster sold vacations. This one sells cargo: a bright orange shipping crate stenciled "American Airlines AIRfreight" fills the foreground, with a four-engine propliner waiting behind it. American was a true pioneer of the business. On October 15, 1944, it flew what it calls the world's first scheduled air cargo flight, a DC-3 carrying more than 6,000 pounds from LaGuardia Field to Burbank, California, on a 19-hour trip, and it went on to fly the first coast-to-coast all-cargo service. The artist and exact date of this poster are not recorded.
The bag is made from 10-ounce canvas of 80% recycled cotton and 20% cotton. The recycled fibers are collected from garment-cutting waste and then intertwined with cotton for added strength and durability. Self-fabric handles. Dimensions: 15.75" h x 15.25" w; approx. 240 cubic inches.
Note: Bags not intended for use by children 12 and under.