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Retro Ad of the Week: Delta, 1959

This ad for Royal Service Flights raises many interesting questions. Would an airline cram that many stewardesses into such a small space? What is an appropriate day for Rock Cornish Hen? And most importantly, was this ad created intentionally as a double entendre? I think we all know the answer to that question. Whoever comes [...]

Retro Ad of the Week: Delta Airlines (1962)

“The air line with the BIG JETS.” Apparently sized mattered so much back in ’62 that all caps were necessary. If Delta only knew how much bigger their route map would be 50 years later. FUN FACT: Delta was formed in 1924 as an aerial crop dusting operation called Huff Daland Dusters, Inc. (Source: Wikipedia)