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Vintage Airline Travel Poster
This image is a vintage airline travel poster for the French airline, TAI (Compagnie de Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux). The poster was created by the renowned French graphic artist Bernard Villemot around 1953.
Poster Details
Airline: TAI (Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux), a private French airline founded in 1946 and based at Orly Airport in Paris. It later merged with another airline to form UTA French Airlines, which eventually merged into Air France.
Artist: Bernard Villemot (1911-1989), known for his distinctive style of bold colors, simple lines, and elegant figures.
Year: Circa 1953.
Destinations: The poster highlights several destinations including Abidjan, Bancok (Bangkok), Bahrein (Bahrain), Brazzaville, Calcutta, Canaries (Canary Islands), Casablanca, Damas (Damascus), Dakar, Karachi, Saigon, Tananarive and Tunis, indicating the airline's intercontinental routes.
Aircraft: The plane depicted is a Douglas Super DC-6.
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This image is a vintage airline travel poster for the French airline, TAI (Compagnie de Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux). The poster was created by the renowned French graphic artist Bernard Villemot around 1953.
Poster Details
Airline: TAI (Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux), a private French airline founded in 1946 and based at Orly Airport in Paris. It later merged with another airline to form UTA French Airlines, which eventually merged into Air France.
Artist: Bernard Villemot (1911-1989), known for his distinctive style of bold colors, simple lines, and elegant figures.
Year: Circa 1953.
Destinations: The poster highlights several destinations including Abidjan, Bancok (Bangkok), Bahrein (Bahrain), Brazzaville, Calcutta, Canaries (Canary Islands), Casablanca, Damas (Damascus), Dakar, Karachi, Saigon, Tananarive and Tunis, indicating the airline's intercontinental routes.
Aircraft: The plane depicted is a Douglas Super DC-6.
