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Its the viral photo that just wont die. Have you seen this 1960s picture of economy class seating on a Pan-Am 747 Its a fake. How can the photo be fake The cabin is actually just a mock-up made by Boeing in the 1960s to demonstrate what
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stanley cup ped from a flight for a white passenger. The color version of the 1960s economy class photo appears above, but more commonly people like to share the black and white version. Maybe it feels more old-timey in black and white I really dont know. We even debunked this one back in 2013. But that hasnt stopped countless people from sharing it recently 鈥?including Twitter accounts like HistoryInPics and OldPicsArchive. Every couple of months or so it seems to do the rounds anew on Twitter and Facebook. Meals, too! RT @HistoryInPics: Late 1960s, Economy Class Seating on a Pan-Am 747
http://t.co/yt64JBP9Vz mdash; Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof December 23, 2014 So what did economy class seating actually look like when the Boeing 747
stanley cups uk took off The photo below shows what flying really was like back in January of 1970. A bit nicer Sure. But its not qui
