Continental Nostalgia
"Nostalgia" is a sentimentality for the past, a yearning for a period or place
with happy personal associations.
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"In The Beginning"
"Howard Hughes" "Walter T. Varney"
Varney Air Transport Lockheed Vega
1935
The Continental Airlines Vega
William Ehmer , Jesse Hart , Jack Weiler
1937
"Avery Black" "Al Cabana" "Marshall Woodworth" "William Ehmer" "Jack Weiler"
1937
O.R. "Ted" Haueter
Continentals Vice President of Operations
Colorado Govenor "Ralph Carr" and O.R. "Ted" Haueter next to Locheed 14
1939
The last flight of the Loadstar
December 5th 1945
"Stan Shatto" Chief of maintenance. Hostess "Peggy Booker" O.R "Ted" Haueter
Retiring the Loadstar December 5th 1945
Hostess "Marjorie Dickman"
Denver Stapelton Airfield 1945
Hostess "Margaret Avery" with the University of Nevada football team.
"The Flying Wolfpack" 1945
Hostess "Connie Smith"
Wichita 1945
"Bob Bierig" "Dwight Crippin" "George Cornelius" "Robert Swift"
Station Agents Oklahoma City 1945
Hostess "Doris Powell"
1945
"Jesse Hart" "Don Davis" "Bill Roberson"
with "Idalene Coleman" Continenal's Original secretary
celebrating Continentals 10 birthday.
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"Introducing Gold Carpet Service"
April 28 ,1957
"The Coach Club" DC-7B
Chicago to Los Angeles 1957
Aboard The Lockheed Loadstar
1942
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Continental Airlines Pilots Served in WW2 and Stapelton Airport served as the Flying Fortress modification centre.
Robert F.Six (middle) at Continentals Denver Modification Center under
the C-97 Stratocruiser 1945.
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The photos in this section are from Charles Rogers.
Charles was the station manager at Alamagorda, New Mexico.
He carried a camera with him at all times and took photos on every occasion.
He took the photos of all the movie stars coming through his station.
One day I got an email from Charle's daughter stating that she had found my website while searching
Continental and showed it to Charles....he was so happy to see his past.He called me and told me that he had several of his photos that he had taken over the years and would I like to add them..
I received the photos,scanned them and sent them back....Thank you Charles for your History and Memories.
Charles Rogers
" The Golden Age of Hollywood"
Flew on Continental Airlines
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None of these photos of the Stars were ever released to the public.
They were from the private collection of Charles Rogers, Station Manager Alamagorda, New Mexico.
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When Humphrey Bogart came down the stairs Charles was not ready with his camera so he asked "Bogie" if he would go back up and so he did..the photo of him is the result.
Actor "Humphrey Bogart" "Casablanca"
" Bogie " 1958
Actor "Rock Hudson"
"Liberace"
Pianist and musician
San Antonio Station Agent 1955
"Raymond Massey" and "Tyrone Power"
with unknown woman. San Antonio 1953
"Bob Hope"
San Antonio station agent "W.T. Sullivan
Actor "Frank Lovejoy"
San Antonio mid 50s
Actor "Vincent Price"
Actor "Douglas Fairbanks Jr."
Continental Airlines and American Airlines Interchange flight San Antonio
"Douglas Fairbanks Jr"
Hostesses Unknown
Actress "Karen Sharpe"
Director "Alfred Hitchcock" actress "Ann Baxter
1958 Vice President Nixon Charter
"Jack Smith" "Steve Grimes" "Richard Nixon" " Lee Smith" " Diane Pullen "
"Barbara Sellers" "Chuck Collier"
Vice President "Richard Nixon"
Continental Airlines Charter Ft. Dodge, Iowa 1958
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Hostess "Joan Wilcox"
1948
Hostess "Joan Wilcox"
1948
"Joan Wilcox" and crew unknown
Hostess "Jan Swindell"
1951
"Charles Bucks" hostess "Kay Ames"
onboard the Viscount ll 1958
Hostess "Charlene Buck"
1951
"Charlene Buck"
Her first flight April 1, 1951
"Captain Gray" "First Officer Hart" hostess "Charlene Buck"
1951
1952
Hostess'es "Dora Webb" (right) and unknown Hostess
wearing the summer uniform 1944
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Captain "Rex Buchanan"
Convair Cockpit 1950s
Captain "Jack Alley"
DC-6b 1950s
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"Station San Antonio"
Charles Rogers Station and Alamagordo
Ticket counter at Alamagordo. City code HMN (Holloman Air Force Base)
1959
Another View
"Mrs Partin" wife of continental agent "Gordon Partin"
San Antonio 50s
"Eldon Brown" and Station Manager "Fletch Rainer"
March 1953
"Fletch Rainer"
Station Manager 1950s
"Larry Bishop" "W.T. Sullivan" "Woody ??)
1952
"Phil Yates" "Fletch Rainer"
San Antonio Reservations office 1950s
The Big "D"Hive Dallas Resivations Sales 1960
Left to Right Seated
"Margaret Witherow" "H.D Doc Groves" "John Bloomfield" "Bob Johnson" "Jim Perkins" "Glen Tedder"
"Mrs Lee Mayer" Standing left " Glen Riley" assistant reservations supervisor "Betty Rucker" Dallas supervisor Reservations
Ground Team meets Viscount Crew, Love Field, Dallas November 1960
Left to Right
"Gail Simpson" asst manager customer service "Pat Williams" hostess supervisor "Jack Russell" manager customer services
"Max Jacoby" manager flight operations "La Nell Voigt" Hostess "Walt Honan" Captain "Joe Sansing" First Officer
"Dean Stone" "Fletch Rainer" "W.T. Sullivan"
American Airlines stairs were used for the interchange service with American HOU-LAX
Mid 50s
"Fletch Rainer" "Dean Stone" "W.T. Sullivan"
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"Robert ( Bob ) F. Six"
visits San Antonio Station
1952
"Fletch Rainer" "Bob Six" "Eldon Brown"
San Antonio Station Inspection 1952
"Bob Six" forth left
Everyone else was doing station inspection
"Robert F. Six" and "W.T.Sullivan" assistant station manager. right "C.C.West Jr"
1952
"Brad Barlow" back to camera "Bob Six" "Dee Niebling" Bob Six's secretary "C.C.West Jr"
1952
"Robert F. Six" "Fletch Rainer" "Don Kinlein"
"Once again thanks to Charles Rogers for all the photos"
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"AND NOW"
The "HART FAMILY" Legacy
Captain "Jess Hart" one of Varney Speed Lines first pilots
pinning the flight wings on his son "Bill Hart"
1948
"Bill Hart" "Jess Hart"
1946
Father and Son
Their First trip flying together 1946
"Continuing the Hart Family Tradition"
"Bill Hart" married Hostess "La Rue Johnson" and "Pamela Hart" was born
Pamela Hart receiving her wings in 1969.
"Mark Kramer" "LaRue Hart" "Vicki Hanes" "Pam Hart" "Bill Hart"
"La RueJohnson" "Pamela Hart"
1946 1969
This is the only copy of one of Continentals original planes used on the mail route piloted
by "Captain Jess Hart"
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The Ships
Lockheed Vega
DC-6
DC-3
The Convair
The Lockheed Loadstar
1942
Continental Airlines DC-3s
Midland Texas
Continental Airlines Vickers Viscount 812
Witchita, Kansas
What The Future aircraft was going to be.
S.S.T Super Sonic Transport
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-----------From My Personal Collection
Unknown Hostess'es
M.A.C. Milk Maids 1970's
"Audrey Meadows" "Bob Six" Actor "Jimmy Durante"
Audrey Meadows was married to Bob Six.She was an actress on the early Television
comedy "The Honeymooners" She eventually designed the interiors for Continentals 747s and DC-10s
"Alexander Damm"
Continentals Senior Vice President
1975
Continental Airlines Hostess "Sherron Goldizen"
1967
Promotional photo of unknown Hostess
Hostess Promotional photo
Hostess promotional photo atop the Empire State Building, New York City
Continental Airlines Hostess Training Class 1968
Hostess Unknown
"Bob Hope"
1970
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"The Last Surviving Continental Airlines DC-3"
This DC-3 flew all around the country on promotional tours and
Can be seen in the Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston,Texas
These photos are of some of Continental Airlines Flight Attendants and Pilots as crew.
"Mike Gibson" "Vivien Meier" "Leslie Branam" "Joe Boyer"
"Vivien and Leslie"
"Roberta Jaeger"
"Norma Heape"
"And The Rest Is History"
