Mailbags arranged in front of a Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-38
Title
Mailbags arranged in front of a Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-38
Description
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 miles were flown, with an operating efficiency ratio of 99.8 percent."
Date
1929
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
asm03410000270001001
Coverage
1920-1930
Is Part Of
University of Miami Libraries. Special Collections., Pan American World Airways, Inc. Records, ASM0341. http://merrick.library.miami.edu:80/cdm/ref/collection/exhibits/id/354
Files
Citation
“Mailbags arranged in front of a Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-38,” UM Libraries Digital Exhibits, accessed December 27, 2024, https://scholar.library.miami.edu/digital/items/show/659.