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Airports and Aviation (1950-1975)

Nearly 3,000 clips from the era of boarding by stairs, 1950 to 1975: Boeing 707s on the tarmac, Pan Am to Hawaii, the Astrojet at O'Hare, propliners taxiing past waving families, and terminals from when flying was an event worth filming.

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Focus: United States | 1950–1975

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