An early post-war poster issued by Northwest Orient with a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser flying over Hong Kong island. Northwest first flew the Stratocruiser in 1949 and began operating the route to Hong Kong in association with Hong Kong Airways in 1950, thus becoming the first US airline to open a route to Hong Kong after the war.
Author / Creator | Unknown |
Format | 1 poster : color ; 102 x 63 cm on cloth board 106 x 67 cm |
Publisher | Northwest Orient |
Year | circa 1952 |
HKBU Library collection | Hong Kong Travel Poster Collection |
Work type | Painting Poster |
Airline Company | Northwest Airlines |
Keyword(s) | Aircrafts Fishermen Junks |
Permalink | https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/91512504h757t6 |
Library record | View the record in HKBU library catalogue |
Copyright status | Copyrighted CC BY-NC 4.0 |
Cite this image as: "Hong Kong, fly Northwest Orient Airlines", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 14/12/2424, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/91512504h757t6.