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Lorraine (Mulligan) Ward Flight Attendant Collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2020-03-27

Content Description

The Lorraine (Mulligan) Ward Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection of visual materials related Ward's service as a Chicago and Southern Air Lines stewardess (flight attendant) in the late 1940s.

The collection is comprised of 11 photographic prints. Nine black-and-white snapshots depict scenes from a charter flight of the University of Mississippi football team, circa 1948. Team members are depicted disembarking from a Chicago and Southern Air Lines plane, posing in front of the plane, waiting on the tarmac, and climbing on a Delta Airlines baggage cart. Ward is presumably one of the flight attendants seen in some of the images. The photographs were evidently mailed to Ward after the flight by one of the team members as there is also an envelope accompanying the photos addressed to Ward and postmarked 1948.

In addition there is a small undated black-and-white studio portrait of an Olga Lopez, unknown relation to Ward. There is also a color snapshot of Ward from the 1990s posing next to her old flight attendant uniform.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1948, 1990s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.

Conditions Governing Use

The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.

Full Extent

.01 Cubic Feet (1 letter size file folder)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was transferred from the TWA Museum.

Separated Materials

Ward's grey Chicago and Southern uniform has been separated from the archival component and is kept in Objects storage.

Title
Guide to the Lorraine (Mulligan) Ward Flight Attendant Collection
Status
Completed Level 1
Author
Nicole Davis
Date
2025
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Edition statement
1st edition

Repository Details

Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository

Contact:
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-5874


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