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HongKong - Philippine Air Lines

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Stylised image of a PAL DC-8 flying into Hong Kong aside a glamorous lady in qipao and holding a fan to her chest. A poster was designed to encourage the airline's domestic Filipino clients to fly to Hong Kong to enjoy its sophisticated and modern lifestyle and shopping. PAL acquired its first DC-8 in 1962 having previously used a Boeing 707 on this premium route.

Author / Creator Unknown
Format 1 poster : color ; 62 x 46 cm on cloth board 72 x 56 cm
Publisher Philippine Airlines
Year circa 1962
HKBU Library collection Hong Kong Travel Poster Collection
Work type Painting Poster
Airline Company Philippine Airlines
Keyword(s) Aircrafts Harbors Junks Qipao Women
Permalink https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/91512504h757t59
Library record View the record in HKBU library catalogue
Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96067775
Copyright status Copyrighted CC BY-NC 4.0

Cite this image as: "HongKong - Philippine Air Lines", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 12/01/2626, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/91512504h757t59.

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