Air France Magazine Hiver (Winter) 1936 / 37

by David Levine on 9 June 2013

Airlines in the past – as today – published magazines to promote their brand, viagra usa discount their route services and to highlight the glamour and modernity of air travel, then not even 20 years old. Being modern, airlines often employed leading edge graphic designs in their poster, brochures, booklets, postcards and other printed material.

I have a large number of airline travel brochures from the 1930s through the 197os. I have a smaller number of airline travel magazines. Among the Air France magazines I have this is one of my favorites.

This issue of the magazine – for Hiver (Winter) 1936 /37 – contains a number of articles highlighting Air France’s services and growth. In addition, there are numerous ads from service and product companies that built, fueled and serviced aircraft. These ads are also wonderful and are often collected by airline aficionados. None of the images are signed and I can find no identification of the artists working either for Air France or for the advertisers. If anyone knows please let me know. Click the images for a larger view.