Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Grant, Casey, American
Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925
Date
1985-1987
Medium
ink on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 5 3/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.1 × 8.8 cm)
Description
A color print photograph of Delta Air Lines flight attendant, Casey Grant, working in the galley aboard a Boeing 757 passenger jet.
Wearing her Delta Air Lines uniform, Grant is pictured in the center of the photograph preparing food. Grant’s short brown hair frames her face as she wears drop earrings, a white collard blouse, Delta striped neck-scarf, and navy-blue serving smock. She is flanked by several brown in-flight service containers and a wall of compartments. On the reverse of the photograph in blue and black ink are inscriptions that read: [80? / IN Galley / Chicago Based / CASEY GRANT / WORKING IN GALLEY / ON 757].
Place captured
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
portraits
Topic
Aeronautics
Business
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Labor
Transportation
Travel
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond
Object number
2018.50.24.6
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd517aa8476-bd68-4151-b669-a067fd2f201f

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