National Air and Space Museum Archives

Transportes Aereos Centro-Americanos (TACA) de Venezuela Photographs

Summary
Collection ID:
NASM.2019.0011
Dates:
circa 1947
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
One folder
Repository:
This collection consists of eleven black and white snapshots of Transportes Aereos Centro-Americanos (TACA) de Venezuela.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of eleven black and white snapshots possibly taken by Ted Bazett, circa 1947. The images show the following: Venezuelan airports, including Maiquetia; aircraft, including TACA's Douglas DC-3s and a British West Indian Airways Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar; and unidentified pilots and personnel.
Arrangement
Arrangement
No arrangment as there are just 11 photographs.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Transportes Aereos Centro-Americanos (TACA) de Venezuela was founded on August 18, 1944. The establishment of the company was part of the plan to set up subsidiary TACA companies in all South American countries. In January of 1945 TACA de Venzuela, in cooperation with its sister company TACA de Colombia, opened nonstop service from Caracas to Bogota followed by expansion including direct service betwen Marachaibo to Bogota. By 1950, however, the TACA empire collapsed; the Venezuelan branch was liquidated and Linea Aeropostal Venezolana took over the routes.
Administration
Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown, Gift, 2019, NASM.2019.0011
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2019.
Using the Collection
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.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Transportes Aereos Centro-Americanos (TACA) de Venezuela Photographs, NASM.2019.0011, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airlines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Venezuela -- Description and Travel Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Douglas DC-3 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Transportes Aereos Centroamericanos Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Transportes Aereos Centro-Americanos (TACA) de Venezuela Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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Chantilly, VA 20151
NASMRefDesk@si.edu