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Large group of United Airlines employees beside plane. Note in donor file: "Men and women in front of a 'United Airlines Flag Ship.' Penciled on verso, '1937 or 1938.' Partial identification with image includes George Frye; Florence and Tommy Culbertson, Margot Fluhrer, Claude Haggard and Dwight Houghton. Dwight worked at a bank with George Frye and also spoke at airport re-dedication in 1950." "Men and women in front of a 'United Airlines Flag Ship.' Penciled on verso, '1937 or 1938.' Partial identification with image includes George Frye; Florence and Tommy Culbertson, Margot Fluhrer, Claude Haggard and Dwight Houghton. Dwight worked at a bank with George Frye and also spoke at airport re-dedication in 1950."
Further information provided by a person in the photo (1/5/2018):
second man from the left, Dick Walbert, then Alta Walbert
next to Alta is Florence (Culbertson), she said they were not yet married at that time, and her husband-to-be, Thomas A. Culbertson, Jr., who she said was the airport manager, next to Thomas is Marge Fluhrer
 
The man on the far right is Dwight Houton, who worked at the US National Bank
Woman next to Dwight is Adele Henne, who was the daughter of Max Henne, United Airlines manager
The woman next to Adele is a friend, but the name is not known.

Location
G39 E 1; G39 E 2
Scan Location
Aviation\SOHS 16791 United Airlines Employees c1937.tif
Accession Number
1999.58.1