Air India/Tata Airlines' stewardess Monica Gilbet (centre) shows the flight report to a Sikh passenger during a Delhi to Bombay flight. Year 1946.
Photograph by Margaret Bourke White
Two pics of Monica Gilbet published in Life Magazine
And here are the photographs of other Air India Stewardesses, all Anglo-Indian, from the year 1946 shot by Margaret Bourke White for Life Magazine.
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| Stewardess Avenell Divers saying goodbye to Sunyasi ascetic after flight on Air India. |
| Monica Fernandez |
| Peggy Henderson |
| June Argent |
Previously:
Air India Air Hostesses, 1946 (not sure if this is from the same collection as it's not available at Life Magazine archive)
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| Tata Airlines Air Hostess. Undated. Probably early 50s. Came across it at: Indian Government's Online Photo Division |
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Keep up the good work brother
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kahaan se laate ho yeh sab..
you in advertising?
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Two buyers confirmed :)
Nahi ji I am not even remotely connected to advertising field. I am a game developer. This is something that I do just for the fun of it.
Brilliant and inetresting as always. :)
Shukriya!
Really interesting... I really wanna know who were the first Indian air hostesses...
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Vinayak,
right now I am just content doing what I am doing here and there is actually too much stuff to be put into a book. But hey thanks for the appreciation and the offer :)