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matchbook: Pan American Airways System

Date:early 1940s
Medium:Cardboard, sulfur, phosphorus, metal, ink
Credit Line: Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family
Accession Number:2012.147.457
Dimensions:4 1/2 x 2 inches (11.4 x 5.1 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Promotional, Museum
Subcategory:Matchbook / Matchbox
airline: Pan American Airways
company: Pan American World Airways
Description

Matchbook issued by Pan American Airways System; dark blue and white cover with "winged globe" logo and text, “The Line of the Flying Clipper Ships”; logo with illustration of airplane in flight and text, “World Standard for Airline Service” on reverse; blue interior with route map and tagline.

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