TWA Stewardess School, As Seen In Vintage Flight Attendant Shots (PHOTOS)

PHOTOS: Vintage Shots Of TWA Stewardess School
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When we came across these old school photos of flight attendants in the 1960s, we knew we had to share.

Of course, we can never resist a set of photos from the glory days of air travel, as evidenced by our history with the genre. For reference, see: Air New Zealand flight attendants of the 80s, Alitalia flight attendants through the years, a history of flight attendant uniforms, and photos from the golden days of Pan Am.

In this set, the lovely TWA flight attendants (then called stewardesses) hopefuls take on a training program in 1961. We can only hope they all made the cut!

Check out what it was like to become a flight attendant back in the day, as well as some shots of TWA's old flight center at New York's JFK airport.

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Vintage TWA
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Prospective stewardesses studying dining class at TWA school in 1961. (credit:Michael Rougier, Time-Life Pictures / Getty Images)
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Prospective American and French stewardesses studying grooming at TWA school in 1961. (credit:Michael Rougier, Time-Life Pictures / Getty Images)
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Prospective stewardesses studying at TWA School during dining class in 1961. (credit:Michael Rougier, Time-Life Pictures / Getty Images)
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Prospective stewardesses during simulated flight on mockup of Boeing 707 at TWA school in 1961. (credit:Michael Rougier, Time-Life Pictures / Getty Images)
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Emergency chute from plane used to train stewardesses at TWA school in 1961. (credit:Michael Rougier, Time-Life Pictures / Getty Images)
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Inside the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
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Inside the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
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Inside the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
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Inside the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
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Inside the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
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Inside the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
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Inside the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
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Inside the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
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Inside the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport
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Inside the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport

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