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Los Angeles TWA
One sheet
vintage travel poster advertising Trans World Airlines (TWA) flights to Los Angeles, California. The artwork was created by the American commercial artist Bob Harmer Smith (also known as Bob Smith) in approximately 1955, or the early 1960s.
Poster Details

Artist: Robert Harmer Smith
Airline: TWA (Trans World Airlines), which operated from 1930 until 2001
Year: Circa 1955 or early 1960s
Aircraft: The poster features a propeller-driven Lockheed Constellation airplane, a signature model for TWA during that era.
Landmark: The mission-style building depicted is the historic Old Mission of Santa Barbara, established in 1786.

This poster is an iconic example from the "golden age of American aviation advertising" and the "jet set" era, known for its vibrant, warm colors and stylized graphics that romanticized travel.
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