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Mar 4 • 4 tweets • 6 min read
#OTD in 1955
‘Just a small down payment and - Off you go on a wonderful TWA vacation!’
Illustrator unknown (Lionel Gilbert worked on the TWA account)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #LionelGilbert #airtransport #airlines #TWA image from https://www.flickr.com/photos/leifpeng/1336425864
‘This year, with TWA’s faster, finer Constellation fleet . . . and new “Time Pay Plan” . . . It’s easier than ever to visit faraway places!’
#travel #vacations #holidays #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #LionelGilbert #airlines #TWA
'Fly the finest . . . Fly TWA Trans World Airlines’
Collier's magazine, March 4, 1955
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #LionelGilbert #airlines #TWA
DETAIL image from https://www.flickr.com/photos/leifpeng/1336425864

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#OTD in 1946
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#OTD in 1940
Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, written & illustrated by Hal Foster - No. 160, 3 March 1940
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1: ‘Synopsis: Back from the victorious battlefield comes Prince Valiant, carrying in his arms the limp form of Hulta pierced through by an enemy arrow. ... image from princevaliant.260mb.com/
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#OTD in 1941
Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, written & illustrated by Hal Foster
No. 212 - 2 March 1941. Panels 1-2
#PrinceValiant #HalFoster image from princevaliant.26...
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