1930s-1940s – Six photographs of Pan-American Airlines Clippers and crews

Various Locations, 1940. Unbound. Very good. This group consists of six photographs of Pan-American Airline Clippers and crew. All are black and white images, and all measure approximately 6” x 3.5” or 3.5” x 6”. All are captioned on the reverse

The photographs are of

The Bermuda Clipper at an unnamed location

The Clipper America at Damascus, Syria

A member of the Clipper America’s ground crew handling mail at Damascus

The Clipper Courier and its flight crew ready to depart for Vienna

Mail being loaded from a U.S. mail truck into carts that will haul it to the Clipper Courier

Mail bags for the Clipper Courier being loaded into the plane.

. Pan Am's Clipper Service was the iconic brand for its long-distance international flights, initially using luxurious flying boats in the 1930s, offering unparalleled luxury with gourmet dining and sleeping berths, and later evolving into modern jet service with premium amenities like "Clipper Class" for business travelers, symbolizing romance and pioneering spirit in aviation. The name "Clipper" linked the new airships to the swift 19th-century clipper ships, highlighting speed and exotic destinations.

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