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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Cuba Photograph
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2023.0061
- Dates:
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Circa 1944
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.01 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
This collection consists of one black and white photograph showing a Pan American Airways (Pan Am) building in Cuba.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one black and white photograph measuring 3.5 by 2.5 inches showing a Pan American Airways (Pan Am) building that, according to the handwritten notation on the back, was taken in Cuba.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is a single item.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Pan American Airways (Pan Am) was active in the airline industry from 1927, when it established a regular scheduled international service, to its bankruptcy in late 1991. Pan Am was the first American airline to operate a permanent international air service. From its first route between Key West, Florida and Havana, Cuba, Pan Am extended its routes into the rest of the Caribbean, Central America and South America. In 1936, Pan Am inaugurated passenger service in the Pacific, and began service in the Atlantic in 1939. Pan Am started around-the-world commercial air service in 1947. Besides setting many 'firsts' with routes, Pan Am also established 'firsts' in the aircraft technology they chose, such as being the first to use Boeing 747s in regular scheduled service.
Administration
Author
Sarah LeClaire
Immediate Source of Acquisition
David Hutchinson, Gift, 2023, NASM.2023.0061.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Sarah LeClaire, 2024. Encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2024.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Pan American Airways (Pan Am) Cuba Photograph, NASM.2023.0061, 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
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| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Airlines | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Pan American Airways Corporation | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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