The caption for this photo reads: “92-year-old great grandmother Mrs. C. C. Adams of Hooker, Oklahoma, reversed the old saying ‘over the hills to grandma’s house’ when she decided to take her first flight via TWA Skycoach to greet part of her large family in Glendale, California for Thanksgiving Day.”
This was a publicity photo for TWA, published in the Los Angeles Examiner in November 1951. Looking past the staged elements, it is interesting to see what this spry 92 year old is wearing on her first airplane trip. Of course her outfit includes a hat, a trimmed beret style, and gloves. Her simple hoop earrings go nicely with her round “granny glasses.” She is dressed for cold weather, with a dress and cardigan under her winter coat. My eye, trained by sewing, was immediately drawn to the coat’s beautiful details. That is a bound buttonhole, a feature that you rarely see today unless you make your own clothes.
