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/116099117/54583
- Description
- Photo of Amon Carter giving a cigarette lighter to the Brazilian President, Eurico Dutra. On reverse: "Brazilian President Given Texas Lighters Cigarete lighters in the form of miniature automatic pistols are given to President Eurico Dutra of Brazil by Amon Carter, publisher of the Fort Worth (Tex.) Star-Telegram during a reception given by the Brazilian chief executive in honor of visiting Americans. The group of U.S. publishers, editors and government officials arrived in Rio de Janeiro aboard a pre-inaugural flight staged by Pan American World Airways to display the super deluxe Presidente service which began July 5. El Presidente service with double-deck Clippers links New York, Port of Spain, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. Shown left to right: Dutra; Capt. Raul Reis of the Brazilian army; Paulo Sampaio, president of Panair de Brazil, PAA's Brazilian affiliate; and Carter."
- Date
- 1950-07-28
- Decade
- 1950s
- Subjects
- Aviation
- Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
- Air travel
- Clipper flights
- Brazil
- Source
- Box 264, Pan American Airways - World Airways Clipper Friendship to South America, 1950 Folder, Item 015
- Type
- Image
- Formats
- 10.25x8 Photo
- Rights
- Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph