United Air Lines' c.1950 "San Francisco" Chinatown poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full c.1950 "San Francisco" Chinatown street 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
Paper lanterns hang across a busy Chinatown street in this United Air Lines poster for San Francisco from around 1950. The artist is not recorded. San Francisco's Chinatown, the oldest in North America, was rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake with the pagoda-style rooflines and lantern-lined streets that made it one of the city's most visited neighborhoods. United, which kept its maintenance base in San Francisco, featured the city constantly in its postwar posters, when four-engine DC-6 Mainliners were bringing travelers west in record numbers.
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.