The 1974 "Chicago" poster from Delta Air Lines printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full 1974 "Chicago" city collage poster art for Delta 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
The Windy City is packed into an illustrated collage on a crisp white ground in this 1974 Delta Air Lines poster for Chicago, part of the airline's mid-1970s family of white-ground destination posters that also included Atlanta, Boston and Arizona. Chicago was a key stop on Delta's network, and in 1974 the airline also commissioned a painting of the city from California artist Jack Laycox for its poster program. Delta had grown from a 1925 crop-dusting operation in the Mississippi River Delta into a jet-age pioneer, the first airline to fly the Douglas DC-8 in 1959. The artist of this poster is 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.