Pan-Am Flight attendant, 1970

    Photo taken during the summer of 1970

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      m dee88, milliped, David Lilly, dwfree1967, and 19 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. KBlood (69 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful! Thank you for sharing ;-)

    3. m dee88 (69 months ago | reply)

      just the mere fact that this was taken in the 70's is good enough. thanks for sharing

      Seen in FELT LIFE

    4. gbaku (69 months ago | reply)

      Thanks to you both for your comments!

    5. Teseum (69 months ago | reply)

      Superb, That hat is terrific!
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      Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)

    6. gbaku (69 months ago | reply)

      Thanks, Teseum! A girlfriend of mine was a flight attendant (then called "airline stewardess") for United Airlines in the mid - 1960s and told me about all the classes they had to take on makeup and the care and wearing of uniforms. I didn't like Pan-Am very much, but the attendants had nice uniforms!

    7. Calsurferboy (69 months ago | reply)

      Love the hat! Thanks for posting it in - INSIDE THE PLANE group!

    8. mothergrinninbird (69 months ago | reply)

      Stunning photo. A great example of how far airplane travel has fallen today from what it was.

    9. gbaku (69 months ago | reply)

      Thanks very much!

    10. Whiskeygonebad (68 months ago | reply)

      I wish we would all cut the P.C. crap and go back to Steward and Stewardess. I still call them that. Too damn bad. I'll be the judge if they are attending me or the flight properly in their stewardship of the plane and passengers. That is what my response was to a stewardess. I didn't say the too damn bad part. Did they just change the title because people became lazy, ignorant, stupid, packed-in lemmings too dumb to know what the word steward means?

      A steward of something denotes a caring, a sustaining dedication, a love of and a responsibility towards the care of something, some institution or person(s) or a task. Being an emotionally-invested attendant is within the circle of their many responsibilities.

      An attendant of something, someone etc. denotes keeping a watch for a fault or need that needs to adjusted or repaired now and then. Emotional attachment may or may not be needed.

      At the very least, this sure is descriptive of what's going on.
      Still confused? Think Farmer vs Pig-Pen Cleaner.
      I mean thank goodness for pig-pen cleaners, but they are very likely not as invested emotionally and as financially attached as the farmer unless they are one in the same!
      People: If you still don't get it, Go fly yourselves.

    11. gbaku (68 months ago | reply)

      Yeah, I, like you, sure wish people would use words correctly, or at least consistantly, but I'm afraid we're fighting a losing battle. L'Académie française has been trying to keep the French language on track for hundreds of years, but with only limited success; I would imagine the internet will be their death-knell. I like "steward" and "stewardess" better, too, but from what I've heard and what you wrote, maybe "attendant" might be more appropriate today. ;-)

    12. gbaku (66 months ago | reply)

      Yes, pretty amazing! They look a lot better than the disposable plastic sanitary gloves so common today.

    13. Infrogmation (42 months ago | reply)

      Very nice. You didn't like Pan Am? I had pleasant experiences with them -- but flying back then seems so much nicer than what it has become.

      Do you recall where this was taken, or what route? Just curious.

      Thanks for uploading this interesting bit of airline history.

    14. gbaku (42 months ago | reply)

      Glad to hear that someone had good experiences with Pan Am. Mine were uniformly bad over a period of about 12 years; I (and others) used the expression "Pan-Ammed again!" after yet another horrible incident. At least none of the Pan Am flights I was on crashed! I had to fly them sometimes since they were the only ones who flew certain routes. I'd guess this was taken in Belgium, but am not sure. As I remember I was in France, England and Belgium in 1970; I still have my tickets somewhere and will correct this if necessary when I find them.

    15. swampzoid (28 months ago | reply)

      very extra groovy !

    16. slowernet (25 months ago | reply)

      Enjoyed this photo on Wikipedia and came looking for it. Thank you for sharing.

    17. gbaku (25 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for letting me know!

    18. kenDollGT (20 months ago | reply)

      Great photo!! times have changed indeed! today I guess A stewardess would not allow you to take a photo at them! I took a photo of one in a airport recently and she turned her back.

    19. gbaku (20 months ago | reply)

      Thanks!

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