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May 29, 2015

A Glimpse into the Past: An Old Photo of JFK Airport in New York (then Called Idlewild)

Take a trip back in time with this incredible old photo of JFK Airport in New York (then called Idlewild). The photo shows an old Boeing 377 Stratocruiser taxing on the airplane overpass in 1949.

Posted in 1940s, airplanes, Pan Am

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How cool is this old photo of JFK Airport in New York — then called Idlewild. The photo shows an oldBoeing 377 Stratocruiser taxing on the airplane overpass in 1949.

August 25, 1949. "New York International Airport, Idlewild. Bridge with plane." A Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, the Pan Am Clipper Seven Seas. Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. — August 25, 1949. “New York International Airport, Idlewild. Bridge with plane.” A Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, the Pan Am Clipper Seven Seas. Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner.

Source: Shorpy

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