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Librarian, Aviation Enthusiast, and Bostonian. #Avgeek #Aviation #Postcards My Postcard Collection - https://archive.org/details/digitaltransportation_postcards?sort=-downloads My YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXqNBLRoF81JDK7IDsK6EgQ

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Air Corps Basic Flying School Gunter Field Montgomery Alabama Postcard
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#GunterField #MontgomeryAL #AirCorps #ArmyAirCorps #WWIIAviation #MilitaryAviation #travel #VintagePostcard #WWII #Alabama #Avgeek #postcards #Ephemera

11.03.2026 13:26 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Fitchburg Municipal Airport (FIT) postcard
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#FitchburgMA #FitchburgMunicipalAirport #NortheastAirlines #DC3 #Airplanes #Massachusetts #Aviation #ephemera #VintagePostcard #Travel #Avgeek

10.03.2026 14:22 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Not the Lincoln statue I came for...

09.03.2026 21:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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VARIG (Brazil) MD-11 Reg. PP-VOP Press Photo by McDonnell Douglas.
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#VARIG #MD11 #McDonnellDouglas #BrazilianAviation #Brazil #travel #Planespotting #AviationPhotography #Aviation #Avgeek #trijet

09.03.2026 14:14 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Rhode Island’s Block Island Airport Postcard
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#BlockIsland #BlockIslandAirport #RhodeIsland #Aviation #Ephemera #Travel #VintagePostcard #AviationHistory #RegionalAirport #NewEnglandAviation #Avgeek #Postcards

08.03.2026 11:22 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Tri-Cities Regional Airport - "serves the Tri-Cities area (Johnson City, Tennessee; Kingsport, Tennessee; Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia"

07.03.2026 15:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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One more? Huntington Tri-State Airport - "it serves Huntington, West Virginia; Ashland, Kentucky; and Ironton, Ohio"

07.03.2026 15:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Piedmont Triad International Airport, serving the Piedmont Triad region of Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem.

07.03.2026 15:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Who is the top banana of the west? Hughes Air West , a left over from the West Coast days . Date of card 1975.

07.03.2026 14:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Do you spy a DC-9?
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Pasco Washington Tri-Cities Airport Postcard.
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#TriCitiesAirport #PascoWashington #AirportTerminal #MidCenturyArchitecture #VintagePostcard #PacificNorthwest #Aviation #AirportArchitecture #Ephemera #Avgeek #Postcards #Travel

07.03.2026 13:55 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2

Very coool - looks like a similar model as the Spirit of St. Louis

06.03.2026 21:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Catalina Island Airport and Orilla Jardin Postcard
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#CatalinaIsland #SantaCatalinaIslandCalifornia #CatalinaAirport #OrillaJardin #SeaplaneBases #Floatplanes #AmphibiousAircraft #AirportArchitecture #avgeek #Aviation #1930sAviation #VintagePostcards #OldPostcards #Postcards

06.03.2026 13:39 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Color postcard showing the terminal apron at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at dusk. The sky is blue and purple with evening light. In the foreground a twin-engine jet aircraft is parked at a passenger boarding bridge. A mobile service lift and small baggage tractors are positioned near the aircraft’s nose and cargo hold. The jet bridge connects the aircraft to the terminal building on the right. Behind it, another propeller-driven airliner is parked on the ramp. The brightly illuminated terminal building stretches across the middle of the image with large windows glowing with interior light. A sign on the roof reads “Schiphol Amsterdam.” To the left stands the airport control tower beside a multi-story office building. Floodlights illuminate the ramp area and aircraft, while additional airport structures and lights extend into the background.

Color postcard showing the terminal apron at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at dusk. The sky is blue and purple with evening light. In the foreground a twin-engine jet aircraft is parked at a passenger boarding bridge. A mobile service lift and small baggage tractors are positioned near the aircraft’s nose and cargo hold. The jet bridge connects the aircraft to the terminal building on the right. Behind it, another propeller-driven airliner is parked on the ramp. The brightly illuminated terminal building stretches across the middle of the image with large windows glowing with interior light. A sign on the roof reads “Schiphol Amsterdam.” To the left stands the airport control tower beside a multi-story office building. Floodlights illuminate the ramp area and aircraft, while additional airport structures and lights extend into the background.

Goodnight from Schiphol.
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1966 Postcard
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#SchipholAirport #AmsterdamAirport #AirportArchitecture #AirportTerminal #KLM #sunset #Airliners #Planespotters #AirportRamp #Avgeek #BritishEuropeanAirways #Electra #Trident

06.03.2026 01:43 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I reported it, and all they said is they’ll add it to the list of things to repair. As of this morning, it was still a gaping hole.

05.03.2026 22:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’ll take a look today

05.03.2026 14:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Capital City Airport At Lansing MI postcard
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#CapitalCityAirport #LansingMichigan #AirportTerminals #UnitedAirlines #JetAircraft #AirportAprons #AerialViews #b727 #b737 #AirportArchitecture #VintagePostcards #OldPostcards #Postcards #airportarchitecture

05.03.2026 14:04 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Hehe, thanks for the repost!

04.03.2026 21:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

National?

04.03.2026 14:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Bradley International Airport Postcard.
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American Airlines 720
Northeast Airlines 727
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#BradleyInternationalAirport #BDLAirport #WindsorLocksCT #ConnecticutAviation #AmericanAirlines #NortheastAirlines #B720 #B727 #AirportTerminal
#Avgeek

04.03.2026 14:06 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Allegheny County Memorial Airport Postcard Set.
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#AlleghenyCountyAirport #McKeesportPA #DuquesnePA #PittsburghAviation #PennsylvaniaAviation #AirportHistory #GeneralAviation #ArtDecoArchitecture #VintagePostcards #Avgeek

03.03.2026 12:16 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Color postcard view of the terminal at Tucson International Airport in Tucson, dramatically illuminated at sunset. The modern mid-century terminal building glows with interior lighting, its broad horizontal lines and glass façade reflecting the architectural style popular during the jet age expansion of the 1960s and 1970s. In the foreground, the parking lot is filled with period automobiles—sedans, station wagons, and vans—suggesting the card dates to the 1970s or early 1980s. Covered drop-off lanes and a central entrance canopy frame the main doors, while an American flag flies prominently above the structure. The vivid desert sunset sky, streaked with orange and red clouds, provides a striking Southwestern backdrop consistent with Arizona’s arid landscape. The postcard captures the era when regional airports were expanding rapidly to accommodate increased commercial air travel, reflecting both the growth of Sun Belt cities and the modernization of airport terminals across the United States.

Color postcard view of the terminal at Tucson International Airport in Tucson, dramatically illuminated at sunset. The modern mid-century terminal building glows with interior lighting, its broad horizontal lines and glass façade reflecting the architectural style popular during the jet age expansion of the 1960s and 1970s. In the foreground, the parking lot is filled with period automobiles—sedans, station wagons, and vans—suggesting the card dates to the 1970s or early 1980s. Covered drop-off lanes and a central entrance canopy frame the main doors, while an American flag flies prominently above the structure. The vivid desert sunset sky, streaked with orange and red clouds, provides a striking Southwestern backdrop consistent with Arizona’s arid landscape. The postcard captures the era when regional airports were expanding rapidly to accommodate increased commercial air travel, reflecting both the growth of Sun Belt cities and the modernization of airport terminals across the United States.

Goodnight from the Tucson International Airport
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1970s Postcard.
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#TucsonInternationalAirport #Tucson #Arizona #Aviation #Travel #AirportArchitecture #Sunsets #Postcards #Avgeek @airportarchitecture.byerussell.com @flytucson.bsky.social

02.03.2026 22:21 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Black-and-white postcard view captioned “At Willows, Calif.” with studio credit “Eastman’s Studio B-6022.” The image shows a wide dirt landing strip at the municipal airfield in Willows, located in Glenn County. A row of light aircraft—primarily high-wing monoplanes typical of the 1930s–1940s—are parked along the left edge of the field. In the mid-ground stands a wooden hangar with large sliding doors open, revealing aircraft and ground activity inside. Adjacent utility poles and a simple rotating beacon or light tower rise above the structures, marking the airfield’s presence in the flat agricultural landscape of the Sacramento Valley. Additional hangar buildings line the right side of the image, emphasizing the modest but active character of this rural airport. The broad, unpaved runway surface and informal parking arrangement reflect the era before widespread runway paving and modern terminal construction. The postcard documents early municipal aviation in Northern California, when small county airfields served private pilots, flight training, agricultural aviation, and regional travel needs.

Black-and-white postcard view captioned “At Willows, Calif.” with studio credit “Eastman’s Studio B-6022.” The image shows a wide dirt landing strip at the municipal airfield in Willows, located in Glenn County. A row of light aircraft—primarily high-wing monoplanes typical of the 1930s–1940s—are parked along the left edge of the field. In the mid-ground stands a wooden hangar with large sliding doors open, revealing aircraft and ground activity inside. Adjacent utility poles and a simple rotating beacon or light tower rise above the structures, marking the airfield’s presence in the flat agricultural landscape of the Sacramento Valley. Additional hangar buildings line the right side of the image, emphasizing the modest but active character of this rural airport. The broad, unpaved runway surface and informal parking arrangement reflect the era before widespread runway paving and modern terminal construction. The postcard documents early municipal aviation in Northern California, when small county airfields served private pilots, flight training, agricultural aviation, and regional travel needs.

Willows California Airport, Glenn County Postcard
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#WillowsCalifornia #GlennCounty #WillowsAirport #CaliforniaAviation #GeneralAviation #Airports #Avgeek #Aviation #California #EarlyAviation

02.03.2026 18:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sepia-toned postcard titled “Casino, Golf Course and Greenbrier Airport, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.” The elevated view looks across the grounds of the famed The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. In the foreground are landscaped fairways and sand traps of the resort’s golf course, with a long, low clubhouse structure visible near the center. A winding river curves along the right side of the image, crossed by a small steel truss bridge. Beyond the golf course lies the open field identified as Greenbrier Airport, an early resort airfield serving visitors arriving by private and commercial aircraft. The surrounding Allegheny Mountains frame the valley setting, emphasizing the approximately 2,000-foot elevation noted along the bottom margin of the card. The composition highlights the integration of aviation facilities within a luxury resort landscape during the early decades of air travel. The postcard documents the period when prominent American resorts promoted direct air access as a modern convenience, linking leisure tourism with the growing popularity of regional aviation service.

Sepia-toned postcard titled “Casino, Golf Course and Greenbrier Airport, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.” The elevated view looks across the grounds of the famed The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. In the foreground are landscaped fairways and sand traps of the resort’s golf course, with a long, low clubhouse structure visible near the center. A winding river curves along the right side of the image, crossed by a small steel truss bridge. Beyond the golf course lies the open field identified as Greenbrier Airport, an early resort airfield serving visitors arriving by private and commercial aircraft. The surrounding Allegheny Mountains frame the valley setting, emphasizing the approximately 2,000-foot elevation noted along the bottom margin of the card. The composition highlights the integration of aviation facilities within a luxury resort landscape during the early decades of air travel. The postcard documents the period when prominent American resorts promoted direct air access as a modern convenience, linking leisure tourism with the growing popularity of regional aviation service.

West Virginia White Sulphur Springs Golf Course Casino Airport Postcard
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#WhiteSulphurSprings #TheGreenbrier #GreenbrierAirport #WestVirginia #Aviation #Ephemera #Travel #VintagePostcard #Avgeek

02.03.2026 18:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Poster from a past UPS Fleet Week
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#UPS #Airplanes #CargoPlanes #B757 #Cargo #a300 #md11 #b767 #b747 #avgeek @aircargohowitworks.bsky.social @aerosavvy.com

02.03.2026 14:49 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Safety instruction card issued by Mexicana Click for use aboard the Fokker 100. The front side is headed “Instrucciones de Seguridad / Safety Instructions / Consignes de sécurité,” presented in Spanish, English, and French. Illustrated panels depict procedures required during takeoff and landing, including proper seat belt fastening and tightening, stowage of carry-on baggage, and compliance with illuminated no smoking and fasten seat belt signs. Additional graphics outline onboard restrictions such as no smoking and limited use of electronic devices, including cell phones in flight mode only. The lower section demonstrates emergency brace positions for various seating configurations and the correct use of oxygen masks, showing mask deployment, placement over nose and mouth, and assisting children. The card is marked “FOKKER 100 REV DIC/08,” indicating a December 2008 revision.

Safety instruction card issued by Mexicana Click for use aboard the Fokker 100. The front side is headed “Instrucciones de Seguridad / Safety Instructions / Consignes de sécurité,” presented in Spanish, English, and French. Illustrated panels depict procedures required during takeoff and landing, including proper seat belt fastening and tightening, stowage of carry-on baggage, and compliance with illuminated no smoking and fasten seat belt signs. Additional graphics outline onboard restrictions such as no smoking and limited use of electronic devices, including cell phones in flight mode only. The lower section demonstrates emergency brace positions for various seating configurations and the correct use of oxygen masks, showing mask deployment, placement over nose and mouth, and assisting children. The card is marked “FOKKER 100 REV DIC/08,” indicating a December 2008 revision.

The reverse side provides detailed emergency evacuation and ditching instructions specific to the Fokker 100 configuration operated by Mexicana Click. A diagram of the aircraft identifies primary doors and overwing window exits, each numbered and color-coded to correspond with illustrated step-by-step opening procedures. Panels show operation of forward and aft doors, deployment of evacuation slides, and procedures for opening overwing exits and assisting other passengers. Upper illustrations demonstrate life vest removal from beneath the seat, proper donning technique, inflation methods, and light activation for water landings. Clear directional arrows mark evacuation paths through the cabin. Multilingual captions reinforce instructions and include restrictions regarding who may occupy emergency exit rows. The layout emphasizes high-contrast orange safety equipment against neutral line drawings for clarity.

The reverse side provides detailed emergency evacuation and ditching instructions specific to the Fokker 100 configuration operated by Mexicana Click. A diagram of the aircraft identifies primary doors and overwing window exits, each numbered and color-coded to correspond with illustrated step-by-step opening procedures. Panels show operation of forward and aft doors, deployment of evacuation slides, and procedures for opening overwing exits and assisting other passengers. Upper illustrations demonstrate life vest removal from beneath the seat, proper donning technique, inflation methods, and light activation for water landings. Clear directional arrows mark evacuation paths through the cabin. Multilingual captions reinforce instructions and include restrictions regarding who may occupy emergency exit rows. The layout emphasizes high-contrast orange safety equipment against neutral line drawings for clarity.

Mexicana Click Fokker 100 Safety Card (Rev. Dec/08)
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#MexicanaClick #Fokker100 #AirlineSafetyCard #F100 #Travel #AviationSafety #Ephemera #Aviation #AirlineHistory #Mexico #Airplanes #Avgeek

01.03.2026 20:59 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is an in-flight safety instruction card issued by British Airways for the Boeing 747 (Combi – Passenger/Cargo), Issue 1. The card provides illustrated emergency procedures specific to the combi configuration, which carried both passengers and freight on the main deck. The front side shows aircraft diagrams identifying emergency exits (A and B), escape slide deployment, and evacuation routes along the main deck. It includes multilingual safety headings and pictograms covering takeoff and landing positions, emergency landings on land and water, oxygen mask use, no smoking, and removal of high-heeled shoes. Step-by-step diagrams demonstrate door operation and slide inflation procedures.

This is an in-flight safety instruction card issued by British Airways for the Boeing 747 (Combi – Passenger/Cargo), Issue 1. The card provides illustrated emergency procedures specific to the combi configuration, which carried both passengers and freight on the main deck. The front side shows aircraft diagrams identifying emergency exits (A and B), escape slide deployment, and evacuation routes along the main deck. It includes multilingual safety headings and pictograms covering takeoff and landing positions, emergency landings on land and water, oxygen mask use, no smoking, and removal of high-heeled shoes. Step-by-step diagrams demonstrate door operation and slide inflation procedures.

The reverse side details seatbelt fastening and release, brace positions for adults and children, oxygen mask deployment, and life vest removal and inflation. Infant life vest instructions are illustrated separately. The lower panel depicts water evacuation using slide rafts deployed from multiple exits. The card is marked “Passenger/Cargo Issue 1” and printed by Pine & Co. (P) Ltd., with reference number F553 (1st).

The reverse side details seatbelt fastening and release, brace positions for adults and children, oxygen mask deployment, and life vest removal and inflation. Infant life vest instructions are illustrated separately. The lower panel depicts water evacuation using slide rafts deployed from multiple exits. The card is marked “Passenger/Cargo Issue 1” and printed by Pine & Co. (P) Ltd., with reference number F553 (1st).

British Airways Boeing 747 Combi Safety Card Issue 1
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#BritishAirways #Boeing747 #747Combi #AirlineSafetyCard #AviationHistory #b747 #travel #Avgeek #Ephemera #Aviation #CommercialAviation

01.03.2026 16:59 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Terminal Building, Weir Cook Municipal Airport, Indianapolis, Indiana Postcard
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#Avgeek #Aviation #Indianapolis #Indiana #Postcard #AirportArchitecture #1950sCars #Airports #VintagePostcards

01.03.2026 14:50 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Dubuque, Iowa

01.03.2026 14:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Des Moines, Iowa!

01.03.2026 14:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Helsinki Finnair Airport Postcard
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#Finnair #DC8 #Caravelle #Aviation #Avgeek #Postcards #Helsinki #Finland

28.02.2026 15:29 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0