En Route: Label Art From the Golden Age of Air Travel In the early, adventuresome days of air travel — the '20s through the '50s — airlines produced glamorous labels, and it was a mark of… Nonfiction Pop Culture

Details Writers: Lynn Johnson, Michael O'Leary; Genres: Nonfiction, Pop Culture

In the early, adventuresome days of air travel — the '20s through the '50s — airlines produced glamorous labels, and it was a mark of distinction to have one's luggage plastered with them. The authors spent years gathering this collection, En Route: Label Art From the Golden Age of Air Travel, — ''adventure, technology, and art fused into one decorative form.'' A

Originally posted May 07, 1993 Published in issue #169 May 07, 1993 Order article reprints