United Air Lines' 1950 "Hawaii - Only hours away via Mainliner" poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full "Hawaii - Only hours away via Mainliner" poster art for United Air Lines
- 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
"Only hours away via Mainliner," promises this United Air Lines poster from around 1950, where a hula dancer wearing a lei poses before the green slopes of Diamond Head. The illustrator was not credited; United's posters of the era came both from its in-house art department and from commissioned commercial artists. "Mainliner" was United's name for its flagship four-engine propeller service, a word meant to suggest speed and dependability. Hawaii was still a U.S. territory in 1950, and posters like this helped shape the mainland's picture of the islands as sunny, welcoming and newly within reach.
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.