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Nyrop, Donald W. (Donald William), 1912-2010

 Person

Dates

  • Usage: 1912 - 2010

Biographical Note

Donald William Nyrop was born on April 1, 1912. Nyrop served as president, CEO, and chairmand of the board for Northwest Airlines from 1954–1976. He died on November 16, 2010.

Citation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Nyrop

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Polly (Peppard) Rohrback Northwest Airlines Flight Attendant photographs

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2011-02-23-A
Contents of the Collection The collection is small and contains six color photographs that depict to Polly (Peppard) Rohrback's time as a flight attendant for Northwest Airlines (NWA), circa 1960s. The photographs range in size from 1x2" to 8x10". One is a graduation group portrait of NWA stewards and stewardesses, most of the rest are more casual group shots. Two images have captions which provide contextual information; one identifies Donald Nyrop, who was president of NWA, with a Montana-based flight...
Dates: circa 1960s

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