When the Beatles left London on August 13, 1965 and headed on a TWA plane to New York City to being their 1965 tour, TWA was wise enough to give each Beatle and every member of the entourage his own personal TWA red bag. These bags appear to be pretty nice and they were a smart way for TWA to advertise their airline. I am not sure how many bags were made, but they pop up on high scale auctions from time to time. Each member had his name on the back of the bag, but some blank ones were also made. The bags of the four Beatles are on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City.
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| Ringo and George on the plane--notice that George is holding his TWA bag. |
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| I am not sure if these luggage tags are authentic, but they are cool |
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| the front of the bag |
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| Photo by Sara Schmidt |
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| Photo by Sara Schmidt |
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| Photo by Sara Schmidt |
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| Photo by Sara Schmidt |
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| Mal is holding his bag during the flight to NYC |
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| They have arrived in New York! George will not let go of his bag! |