The 1940 Air Terminal Museum
Photo Gallery

The Golden Age of Air Travel
The Houston Municipal Air Terminal
1937-1950


Braniff Lockheed 10 Electra Eastern Douglas DC-4

The New Two-Motored Ship (circa 1937):
Passengers board an ultra-modern Braniff Airways Lockheed 10 Electra for Dallas and points beyond near the future sight of Houston's 1940 Air Terminal at Houston Municipal Airport.

Smile, everyone! (circa 1946):
A group of passengers poses for photographs before embarking on an Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-4 at the Houston Municipal Air Terminal.

Braniff Lockheed 10 Electra Texas Airways Beech 18

Rodeo Time (circa 1937):
Braniff Airways joins Houston civic leaders in promoting the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Big Dreams (circa 1946):
Texas Airways displays a freshly painted and polished Beech 18 for its proposed passenger and airmail service.

Braniff International Airways Douglas DC-6 Braniff Airways Lockheed 10 Electra

El Conquistador (circa 1948):
Braniff International Airways Douglas DC-6 prepares to depart on the El Conquistador Service from the Houston Municipal Air Terminal to Havana, Cuba, Panama City, Panama, and Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Now Boarding! (circa 1937):
Two ladies dressed in their finest prepare to board a Braniff Airways Lockheed 10 Electra as baggage is stowed in the wing locker.

Braniff International Airways Douglas DC-4 Safeway Aircoach Ticket Counter

Bird's Eye View (circa 1947):
A Braniff International Airways Douglas DC-4 is photographed from the Houston Municipal Air Terminal's Observation Deck as it awaits it passengers.

One Plane Coast to Coast (circa 1950):
The Houston ticket counter of Safeway Aircoach, a non-scheduled air carrier. Note the photograph of the Curtiss C-46 hanging behind the counter.