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Cakes for sky riders. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4.
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Cakes for sky riders. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4.

Presentation of cakes baked by chefs from major hotels in Washington, D.C. to stewardess Marjorie McKinnon on an Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-3 at Washington-Hoover Airport on 4 October 1938, for a press photo for National Air Travel Week. Original caption: "Air travelers leaving Washington Airport during National Air Travel Week, Oct. 2. 9 are being given a special treat. Cakes baked from their favorite recipes are being put aboard each plane by chefs of the leading hotels in the Capitol. Marjorie McKinnon, Eastern Airline hostess, is pictured receiving the delicacies from (left to right) Theophile Homberger, Hotel Hamilton; Eddie Weber, Shoreham; Joseph Cattaneo, Washington; Fritz Meissner, Hay-Adams; Abraham Grob, Wardman Park; Joseph Tucci, Raleigh; Jacques Haerringer, Shoreham; Otto Merz, Willard, 10/4/38"

Date
1938-10-04
Collection
Harris & Ewing
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
photograph
Original size
10,098 × 8,069 pixels

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Reason: Harris & Ewing collection, given to the Library of Congress without copyright restrictions.

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"Cakes for sky riders. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4." (1938-10-04). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cakes_for_the_sky_riders_25128a.tif

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