Descripción

The original photograph has its origin in the Public Relations Division of Pan Am Airways itself. The company probably published this material in the early 1970s: advertising with Pan Am's importance in the history of aviation. The photograph in a large format (ca. 24,2 x 30,4 cm) shows the Pan Am Dixie Clipper at Lisbon. The present photograph probably was made around 1970. There is a longer title mounted at the back side of the photograph: "Credit Pan American World Airways / Pioneer Arrival: The first passengers to cross the Atlantic are shown disembarking from Pan American World Airways' Dixie Clipper at Lisbon, Portugal. The first commercial flight for paying passengers took off from Port Washington, New York on June 28, 1939 with 22 passengers and a crew of twelve on board." Rare original photograph and authentic public relations material on Pan Am's company history from early 1970s!