United Air Lines' 1950s "Hawaii is only 9 1/2 hours from Chicago" poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full "Hawaii is only 9 1/2 hours from Chicago" DC-7 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
"Hawaii is only 9 1/2 hours from Chicago," this 1950s United Air Lines poster announces, as a Douglas DC-7 Mainliner sweeps past the volcanic profile of Diamond Head. The artist is not recorded. The DC-7 was United's long-range flagship of the mid-1950s, and on May 24, 1954, to promote its new nonstop New York-San Francisco DC-7 service, United flew a group of journalists from New York through San Francisco to Honolulu in a single dawn-to-dusk day. For a Midwestern audience, a headline measured in hours from Chicago, United's home city, made the islands feel suddenly close.
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.