United Air Lines' 1950 "Hawaii" flower lei poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full 1950 "Hawaii" flower lei 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
A smiling woman draped in flower leis greets the viewer from a warm yellow ground in this United Air Lines poster for Hawaii, dated to about 1950. The artist is not recorded. The lei, a garland traditionally offered to arriving visitors, was the perfect emblem for an airline selling the islands as a welcome. Around 1950 United was flying the big double-deck Boeing 377 Stratocruiser to Honolulu, and the airline's Hawaii posters of the period, several now in the National Air and Space Museum's collection, leaned heavily on that image of aloha at the end of the flight.
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.