# @ajcnews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVJKrN9CSAt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57539898-ajcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-24T14:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** AJC (@ajcnews) — https://gondola.cc/ajcnews

## Caption

The new terminal building at Atlanta Municipal Airport was buzzing with activity in the late 1960s. The jet age had arrived, and in 1961, the $21 million facility became the largest single terminal in the country, designed to accommodate 6 million passengers each year.

Phenola Culbreath, a stewardess for Delta Air Lines, hurried through the concourse to catch her outgoing flight. She had only been on the job for a few months, and she knew the importance of being on time and professional.

As she approached Dobbs House restaurant, she turned to her left and saw a beautiful Black woman wearing the same uniform: a French blue crepe wool jacket with three-quarter length sleeves, a white blouse, pencil skirt and a “Delberet” hat with the Delta emblem on the side.

“My mouth just fell open,” Culbreath said. “She was tall, she was regal, she was elegant … the ideal flight attendant.”

Patricia Grace Murphy had been hired just three months before Culbreath, becoming the first Black woman to serve as a Delta stewardess.

Read about their experience making history and their decades-long friendship at the link in our bio.

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🖋️ : Nedra Rhone
📸 : Jason Getz / AJC | Delta Air Lines

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