Clipper Friendship trip to South America

Title
Clipper Friendship trip to South America
Creator
Pan American World Airways, Inc. Latin American Division
Institution
TCU
Link
https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/54579
Description
Photo of Argentinian President Juan D. Peron welcoming arriving passengers. On reverse: "Argentine President Receives Publishers Juan D. Peron, president of Argentina, entertains U.S. publishers, editors and government officials at an official reception in the Casa Rosada, Argentine White House, following the group's arrival aboard a Pan American World Airways' Clipper on a pre-inaugural flight from New York to Buenos Aires. The special flight preceded the inauguration of El Presidente service - super deluxe luxury transportation with double-deck Clippers. Shown left to right: Wilbur L. Morrison, vice president in charge of the Latin American Division of PAA; Juan T. Trippe, President of PAA; Mrs. Juan T. Trippe; President Peron; Mrs. Peron; and Mrs. Fleur Cowles, editor of Flair magazine. Regular El President Service began July 5."
Date
1950-07-04
Decade
1950s
Subjects
Aviation
Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Air travel
Clipper flights
Peron, Juan
Trippe, Juan T.
Argentina
Source
Box 264, Pan American Airways - World Airways Clipper Friendship to South America, 1950 Folder, Item 004
Type
Image
Formats
10.25x8 Photo
Rights
Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph

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