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luggage identification label: Pan American Airways System, Eastern Division

Date:c. 1940
Medium:Paper, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
Accession Number:2012.149.2403
Dimensions:3 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches (9.5 x 14 cm)
Collection:Aviation Archive
Category:Scheduling / Ticketing
Subcategory:Identification Tag / Form, Paper
airline: Pan American Airways System , Pan American Airways
company: Pan American World Airways
Description

Luggage identification label issued by Pan American Airways System; oval-shaped white label with blue and orange print, text “On the routes of the flying Clipper ships” around border; servicemark at center with blank spaces for identification, destination, and permanent address.

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