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As graceful as a bird! United's big DC-6 Mainliner 300 is truly the "queen of the skyways," as it soars high in the smooth-flight levels above the clouds. Its four giant 2100 horsepower engines drive it through the skies at speeds of 5 miles a minute!

As graceful as a bird! United's big DC-6 Mainliner 300 is truly the "queen of the skyways," as it soars high in the smooth-flight levels above the clouds. Its four giant 2100 horsepower engines drive it through the skies at speeds of 5 miles a minute!

after 1949
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph on card stock.
DimensionsHorizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2015.13162
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ClassificationsPostcards
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)
Only United Air Lines' spacious DC-6 and DC-6B Mainliners link the East and Midwest with the West and entire Pacific Coast.
Only United Air Lines' spacious DC-6 and DC-6B Mainliners link the East and Midwest with the West and entire Pacific Coast.
United Airlines
Important business and production centers from coast to coast are linked by the Main Line Airway.
Important business and production centers from coast to coast are linked by the Main Line Airway.
United Airlines
Capable of spanning the continent in 9 1/2 hours, United's "Age of Flight" 4-engined Mainliners will carry 52 passengers and 5500 pounds of mail and express at speeds up to 300 miles an hour.
Capable of spanning the continent in 9 1/2 hours, United's "Age of Flight" 4-engined Mainliners will carry 52 passengers and 5500 pounds of mail and express at speeds up to 300 miles an hour.
United Airlines
Coast to coast, border to border, and across the blue Pacific to Hawaii speed United's giant DC-6 Mainliner 300s. Capable of carrying 52 passengers and nearly three tons of cargo as fast as 5 miles a minute, this famous luxury liner offers unprecedented comfort and convenience aloft.
Coast to coast, border to border, and across the blue Pacific to Hawaii speed United's giant DC-6 Mainliner 300s. Capable of carrying 52 passengers and nearly three tons of cargo as fast as 5 miles a minute, this famous luxury liner offers unprecedented comfort and convenience aloft.
United Airlines
after 1949
United's efficient ground crews make short work of loading baggage, freight, express, and mail aboard before take-off. Each of United's DC-6 Mainliner 300s carry as much as 5400 pounds of cargo as fast as 300 miles an hour, between major Main Line Airway cities.
United's efficient ground crews make short work of loading baggage, freight, express, and mail aboard before take-off. Each of United's DC-6 Mainliner 300s carry as much as 5400 pounds of cargo as fast as 300 miles an hour, between major Main Line Airway cities.
United Airlines
after 1949
United's 747 ... the Friend Ship. The most notable feature of our friendly giant is its atmosphere of relaxed sociability, engendered in part by wide aisles, wide seats and high ceilings but mostly by the friendly hospitality of our gracious stewardesses.
United's 747 ... the Friend Ship. The most notable feature of our friendly giant is its atmosphere of relaxed sociability, engendered in part by wide aisles, wide seats and high ceilings but mostly by the friendly hospitality of our gracious stewardesses.
United Airlines
United's Super DC-8's add a new dimension of capacious comfort to jet travel. Nearly forty feet longer than their predecessors, the huge aircraft carry close to 200 passengers on United's nonstop coast-to-coast routes and between California and Hawaii.
United's Super DC-8's add a new dimension of capacious comfort to jet travel. Nearly forty feet longer than their predecessors, the huge aircraft carry close to 200 passengers on United's nonstop coast-to-coast routes and between California and Hawaii.
United Airlines
United's 747 ... the Friend Ship. The most notable feature of our friendly giant is its atmosphere of relaxed sociability, engendered in part by wide aisles, wide seats and high ceilings but mostly by the friendly hospitality of our gracious stewardesses.
United's 747 ... the Friend Ship. The most notable feature of our friendly giant is its atmosphere of relaxed sociability, engendered in part by wide aisles, wide seats and high ceilings but mostly by the friendly hospitality of our gracious stewardesses.
United Airlines
The 18'8" width of United's DC-10 gives 250 passengers living-room comfort on flights of from 300 to 3600 miles. Meals are prepared in a lower-lobe galley. Three GE fanjets provide 117,000 pounds of takeoff thrust. Length: 179'9". Wingspan: 155'4". Tail height: 58'1". Takeoff weight: 410,000 pounds, loaded and fueled (22,000 gallons).
The 18'8" width of United's DC-10 gives 250 passengers living-room comfort on flights of from 300 to 3600 miles. Meals are prepared in a lower-lobe galley. Three GE fanjets provide 117,000 pounds of takeoff thrust. Length: 179'9". Wingspan: 155'4". Tail height: 58'1". Takeoff weight: 410,000 pounds, loaded and fueled (22,000 gallons).
United Airlines
UNITED AIR LINES BOEING 727, world's first short to medium range tri-jet transport to go into service, has a speed of 600 miles per hour and is capable of taking off from 5000-foot runways with a full payload.
UNITED AIR LINES BOEING 727, world's first short to medium range tri-jet transport to go into service, has a speed of 600 miles per hour and is capable of taking off from 5000-foot runways with a full payload.
United Airlines
UNITED AIR LINES SUPER DC-8, first of the "jumbo jets." Carries 196 persons.
UNITED AIR LINES SUPER DC-8, first of the "jumbo jets." Carries 196 persons.
United Airlines
UNITED AIR LINES BOEING 727
UNITED AIR LINES BOEING 727
United Airlines