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Aviation LibrarianAviation_Librarian@mastodon.online
2025-12-07

Welcome to the 1963 Kent County (Grand Rapids) Airport.
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This postcard captures the dramatic approach to Kent County International Airport, where visitors were greeted by a broad reflecting fountain, manicured landscaping, and the airport’s striking mid-century control tower rising in the distance. The tower, with its stacked concrete balconies and projecting cab, served as both an operational hub and an architectural landmark for the region, symbolizing Grand Rapids’ aspirations for modern air travel. The scene reflects a period when airports emphasized civic presence and ceremonial entryways, using fountains, open plazas, and flagpoles to convey a sense of welcome and national pride.This image shows the airport shortly after its major 1960s expansion, featuring the newly built terminal with its broad horizontal lines, deep overhangs, and the modernist control tower rising above it. In the background, propliner-era aircraft are parked on the apron, illustrating the transitional moment when turboprops and piston aircraft still dominated the field just before the full arrival of commercial jets. The foreground parking lot—organized in neat rows—reflects the era’s growing reliance on the automobile and the airport’s shift toward serving a much broader traveling public. Set against open fields and wide skies, the scene captures Kent County Airport at a moment when air travel was becoming central to regional economic identity.This view highlights the busy flightline at Kent County International Airport during the peak of the jet age, anchored by the tall control tower and the terminal complex spreading low and wide beneath it. A Northwest Airlines Boeing 727—once the workhorse of domestic trunk routes—sits on the ramp undergoing servicing. Light towers, baggage carts, and ground-handling equipment convey the airport’s role as a regional gateway connecting West Michigan to major national hubs. The tower’s distinctive vertical massing contrasts with the low-slung terminal buildings, a design typical of mid-century airport expansions that prioritized visibility for controllers and efficient movement for passengers.
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2025-12-03

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2025-12-03

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Retro LibrarianLibrarianRA@worldkey.io
2025-11-27

Happy Thanksgiving!
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1980 Let's Get Together Soon! Postcard.
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This humorous postcard shows a neatly set dinner table prepared for a festive meal, with a large roasted turkey placed prominently at the center. Crystal glasses, white plates, folded napkins, and polished silverware create a formal and inviting setting. Behind the turkey, a black-and-white cat peeks just above the table’s edge, its curious eyes fixed on the feast. Against a warm orange background, the caption “Let’s get together soon!” adds a friendly, lighthearted touch—suggesting both a holiday gathering and the cat’s mischievous anticipation. The result is a charming blend of humor, warmth, and seasonal hospitality.
Aviation LibrarianAviation_Librarian@mastodon.online
2025-11-27

Greater Peoria Airport - Peoria, Illinois Postcard
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he postcard captures an Ozark Air Lines McDonnell Douglas DC-9 parked on the ramp at Greater Peoria Airport in Illinois, likely in the early 1970s. The aircraft wears Ozark’s iconic green-and-silver livery featuring the stylized “Three Swallows” logo on the tail — one of the most recognizable regional airline identities of the era. The DC-9, a short-to-medium range twinjet, was the backbone of Ozark’s fleet and perfectly suited for linking Midwestern cities like Peoria with major hubs such as St. Louis and Chicago. Behind the aircraft stands the mid-century control tower and terminal complex, showcasing the square-window, patterned façade architecture characteristic of municipal airports built during the nationwide expansion of commercial air travel. The scene reflects a moment when airports like Peoria embraced modern jet service, elevating regional connectivity and helping transform local economies. With the DC-9’s reliability, speed, and quiet performance compared to earlier turboprops, Ozark played a central role in bringing the jet age to communities across the Midwest.
Aviation LibrarianAviation_Librarian@mastodon.online
2025-11-24

Pan American Douglas DC-8 - Postcard
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A Pan American World Airways Douglas DC-8 soars above a rugged mountain landscape partly veiled by drifting clouds. The aircraft wears Pan Am’s iconic white and light-blue livery, with the globe logo on the tail and “PAN AMERICAN” written boldly along the fuselage. Four silver jet engines hang beneath the swept wings, catching soft light as the plane cuts through the sky. Below, steep ridges and shadowed valleys form a dramatic pattern, while patches of clouds rise around the aircraft, giving the impression of effortless altitude and classic jet-age elegance. The scene evokes the pioneering spirit of early long-range commercial flight and Pan Am’s role as a symbol of international travel.
Aviation LibrarianAviation_Librarian@mastodon.online
2025-10-31

Happy Halloween!
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1907 postcard
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In this vintage postcard on a white background. You see a witch flying a very early boxy kind of aircraft. The wings are made of cards. She’s got a black cat by her side. She’s still oddly carrying her broom. As she flies to aircraft. It’s being towed by three owls. The owls are flying towards a crescent moon. At the front of this aircraft is some type of jack-o’-lantern. There’s a poem in a lower right hand corner. “This Halloween and I’m here again from the man and the moon and an airplane. My charms are new and write up-to-date to tell by the cards, your future and fate“
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2025-10-22

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2025-10-22

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2025-10-16

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2025-10-16

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2025-10-16

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2025-10-16

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2025-10-16

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2025-10-16

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FILM TALKfilmtalk
2025-10-15

James Cagney — Hollywood home
b. July 17, 1899, Manhattan, New York, New York
d. March 30, 1986, Stanford, New York (heart attack)

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FILM TALKfilmtalk
2025-10-15

‪Charlie Chaplin — Beverly Hills home
b. April 16, 1889, London, England
d. December 25, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland

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2025-10-07
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2025-10-07

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2025-10-07

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