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National Air and Space Museum Archives
John A. Hambleton Pan American Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2005.0056
- Creators:
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Hambleton, John Adams, 1898-1929
- Dates:
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bulk 1929-1939
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet(1 folder)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one eight by ten inch photograph of John A. Hambleton; one digital print of a photograph of Charles A. Lindbergh, John A. Hambleton and others on the occasion of the first air mail from the Canal Zone's arrival in Miami, February 13, 1929; one digital print of Hambleton, Amelia Earhart and others at the opening of the 36th Street Airport in Hialeah, Florida, January 9, 1929; a photocopy of an address by John Hambleton on "Air Transport for Commerce," 1929; a ten page biographical essay entitled, "Who Was John Hambleton?;" and a senior thesis entitled, "The Chosen Instrument and United States Policy in International Air Transportation" by George B. E. Hambleton.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
John Adams Hambleton (1898?-1929) was a recipient of the Croix de Guerre and the Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster for his service in World War I. In 1927, he joined with Juan Trippe and Cornelius Whitney to form a new service which won the first US International Air Mail contract (1927) for service between Florida and Cuba. The company merged with Pan American Airways (PAA) under a holding company called Pan American Airways Corporation (1927). In 1929, Hambleton made a survey flight to Panama to set up the first airmail flight from the US to the Canal Zone, the inaugural flight of which was made by Charles Lindbergh, with Hambleton serving as copilot. John Hambleton was killed later that year in an aircraft accident.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
George B. Hambleton, Gift, 2005
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
John A. Hambleton Pan American Collection, Accession number 2005-0056, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics, Commercial | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Air mail service | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Biographies | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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