Well Dressed Passenger by bmac62
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Description
What the well dressed air passenger wore in 1927.
See that small door ajar? That's where this lady had to climb to get to her seat. Anyone with a disability went by train:-)
This fabric-covered mail plane, the 40A, was the first Boeing commercial success. Built in 1927, it carried mailbags and, load permitting, could hold two passengers.
Bill
P.S. Notice the pilot is still flying from an open cockpit. Brrrrrr.
"Bells"

Comments (28)
True air passenger pioneers. Superb shot of the plane Bill.
Fascinating!! Rather her than me.
Did You get a parachute? LOL!! Awesome photo and narrative!!
Short skirt not advised :-) Great image Bill, it must have been a bit pricey, unless you put a stamp on your head and went parcel post......
great shot
Wow!...and I thought it was difficult to walk across the tarmac and climb the stairs into the plane as opposed to walking through the slanted tunnel without going outside. Haha! Interesting shot.
Great capture, Bill
Fantastic Bill, love it.. Awesome restoration job on this, Boeing should be proud of it!.. Another fantastic Aviation Gem.. Well done Rob
Great shot of this antique--but fabric-covered? That doesn't seem terribly safe...but I guess they worked. You know my feeling about traveling that far above the ground! I just booked my trip to England for October, so I have to start steeling my nerves now...
Very nice shot of this classic.
Cool, got to visite this museum!
superb
Beautiful photo. I wonder how she got up the wing in a long slim skirt like that? And the cockpit is behind the wing - to avoid the air force from the propeller, I assume. And only two blades on the propeller. Amazing! The floor and doors couldn't be canvas, but the rest - sit still and don't fall against the side! And today, large warm pressurized cabins.
Great image Hugs Susan~
i be too big as I am 6ft. 4 in. lol. cool shot
Cool shot Bill I would like t see them get up onto the wing and in that little door lol.
Great looking aircraft and female passenger. Boeing comes through again. Clarity and detail in lavish amounts in this stellar capture, Bill.
A lovely capture but she must have had great difficulty to stay dignified, and get up into the plane without showing a lot of leg or more. lol.
Great shot of this setup- thanks for sharing! :)
Selina Photography™
Not exactly an easy climb for the pilot either! And cold for sure!
thats cool.
Super neat to see I bet!
Blimey they are both brave :o)
Interesting image and information Bill!
People did used to dress up to travel--not anymore!!
Sheesh! Even in 1927, I'm sure they had little step-stools for that nice lady to climb up on before stepping onto the wing. Surely they wouldn't make her scramble up there in a slim skirt, after she paid all that money to fly somewhere. Great shot, hon!
Very nice!
You find the best plains to photograph. It took me a minute to find the cockpit – not the best view from that far back. Fantastic POV Bill and those shoes made for a tough climb up that wing. Dana