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Mailbags arranged in front of a Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-38
Written on front: "2384 pounds of U.S. mail carried by Pan American Airways, Inc. airliner on a single trip from Miami to Havana. In the 21 months to August 1st, 1929 the system carried a total of 631,376 pounds of U.S. mail. In that time 1,856,598…
Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 jetliner
Written on verso: "Pan American World Airways' fleet of Boeing 707 jetliners, heralded the modern jet age for commercial travel. The inaugural flight was on Oct. 26, 1958, New York to Paris. Pan Am was Boeing's largest 707 customer. Pan Ams Boeing…
Pan American World Airways Boeing 747, interior image of spiral staircase and bar
Pan Am caption: "SPACIOUS FIRST CLASS SECTION Pan Am's 747 Superjet Clipper features seats 10 per cent wider than those in today's Boeing 707 and Douglas DC8 jet transports. A dozen individual seats mounted on swivels in the First Class cabin will…
Pan American World Airways Founder, Juan Trippe with Pan American World Airways Technical Advisor, Charles Lindbergh in Panama
Written on front: "Pan Am founder Juan T. Trippe (right) chats with aviaiton pioneer Charles A. Lindbergh on the tarmac in Panama. Pan Am began service from Miami to the Canal Zone in February 1929. Lindbergh was a long-time technical adviser to Pan…
Hawaii Clipper at the dock
Written on verso: "MOORING ...The Hawaii Clipper rests at its dock. The big flying boat weighed 52,252 pounds with a wingspan of 130 feet, compared to today's jets weighing 325,000 pounds with a wingspan of 145 feet 8.5 inches. Pan American World…
Two Pan Am stewardesses hold flags from countries serviced by Pan American World Airways
Written on verso: "East Meets West on Global Flights: Flags representing some of the countries served by Pan American round-the-world services are held by two pretty stewardesses. Carol L. Woodward of Dearborn, Michigan, USA, left, holds the flags of…