Black and white photograph of an air mail being loaded onto a Northwest Airlines plane, c.1940.

Air mail being loaded onto a Northwest Airlines plane

Air mail being loaded onto a Northwest Airlines plane, c.1940.

Black and white photograph of a Northwest Airlines city ticket office, 100 Sixth Street South, Minneapolis, c.1950.

Northwest Airlines city ticket office

Northwest Airlines city ticket office, 100 Sixth Street South, Minneapolis, c.1950.

Black and white photograph of Northwest Airlines Operations, Holman Field, St. Paul, 1934.

Northwest Airlines Operations, Holman Field

Northwest Airlines Operations, Holman Field, St. Paul, 1934.

Black and white photograph of passengers boarding a Northwest Airlines plane, c.1946. Photographed by Philip C. Dittes.

Passengers boarding a Northwest Airlines plane

Passengers boarding a Northwest Airlines plane, c.1946. Photographed by Philip C. Dittes.

Color image of the cabin of a Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 plane, March 11, 1969.

Cabin of a Northwest Airlines Boeing 727

Interior view of the cabin of a Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 plane, March 11, 1969.

Black and white photograph of a Northwest Airlines stewardess, March 3, 1949. Photographed by Philip C. Dittes.

Northwest Airlines stewardess

Northwest Airlines stewardess, March 3, 1949. Photographed by Philip C. Dittes.

Black and white photograph of Northwest Airlines Stratocruiser, c.1955. Photographed by Don Berg Photography.

Northwest Airlines Stratocruiser

Northwest Airlines Stratocruiser, c.1955. Photographed by Don Berg Photography.

Black and white photograph of a Northwest Airlines monoplane, 1930. Photographed by Leo J. Kohn.

Northwest Airlines monoplane

Northwest Airlines monoplane, 1930. Photographed by Leo J. Kohn.

Color image of a Northwest Orient Airlines menu, c.1970.

Northwest Orient Airlines menu

Northwest Orient Airlines menu, c.1970.

Northwest Airlines

A few months before aviator Charles Lindbergh made his record-breaking transatlantic flight, Northwest Airways, Inc. began carrying airmail between the Twin Cities and Chicago. As Northwest Airlines, Inc., the company became a major international carrier before financial troubles forced its merger with Delta Air Lines, Inc. in 2008.

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