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Title
United Airlines' Stewardesses
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1930/05/15
Contributing Institution
Center for Sacramento History
Collection
Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
United Airlines with the first "airline stewardesses" employed by the company were nurses in 1930. Ellen Church, who conceived the idea of using nurses as attendants is at the top left. The first uniform was a green wool suit with matching cape. Church was a nurse in San Francisco at the time.
Type
image
Identifier
4962019A-B47C-4C60-B2CF-421449582105
1998/722/0007
Subject
United Air Lines
Church, Ellen

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