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A Coronado, an amphibious patrol bomber, being loaded with cargo for the war effort
Page 12 of "Wings Over the World: Pan American World Airways Annual Report for 1943". Caption reads: "Loading a huge Coronado operated by Pan American Airways under contract to the Naval Air Transport Service. These ships are speeding war equipment,…
A Cuban migrant practicing English
Many Cuban migrants used their time at the camps to learn English. Some even used the walls of their tents as blackboards to practice grammar and compose uplifting slogans.
A Cuban refugee dentist examines a patient at the medical dispensary of the Cuban Refugee Center
The verso of this photograph reads: In the dentistry section of the U.S. Cuban Refugee Center's medical dispensary, young and old refugees have care of their teeth. Dentists who fled from Cuba attend their compatriots under supervision of an American…
A Cuban refugee reflects on his rescue at sea by the U.S. Coast Guard
Commercial transportation between the U.S. and Cuba ceased in October 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. With regular flights to Miami permanently suspended, Cubans seeking asylum in the United States had to do so via third-party countries or by…
A Dassault Falcon jet aircraft or "Baby Jet", used by PAA for business and connection flights
Image from page 2 of Sales Clipper, Vol. 21, No. 9, Sep. 1963. Caption reads: "Executive Jet: Aircraft to be distributed by Pan Am in North America and Latin America cruises at 540 m.p.h. with range of 1,600 miles. Baby Jet carries 10 passengers and…
A Freedom Flight arrives in Miami from Varadero, Cuba
The Camarioca Boatlift ended with an agreement between the United States and Cuban governments that resulted in the Freedom Flights, an airlift of twice-daily flights between Cuba and Miami. Nearly 270,000 Cuban refugees were reunified with their…
A menu dated 1934 from Pan Am's flying boats
Image from page 9 of Pan Am Clipper, Vol. 12, No. 4, July 1986. Caption reads: "First job of the day was to type the menus."
A Pan Am GMRD employee performing maintenance on Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral
Image from page 6 of GMRD Clipper, November 1965. Caption reads: "George Ponader puts muscle behind wrench to tighten bolt in service structure transfer table at Pad 14."