| dc.description | Photo of newspaper executives and officials. On reverse: "North American newspaper executives greeted by officials and 'Miss Florida' on arrival at Miami international airport following record breaking trip to South America on the new Pan American air transport 'Brazilian Clipper'. They travelled 15,000 miles in 12 days flying time to make a first-hand study of trade conditions. Left to right, standing: L. L. Lee, Miami City Manager; Thos. Luckett, Traffic Manager Seaboard Ry.; R. S. Kessler, secretary Miami Chamber of Commerce; J. N. Wheeler, general manager North American Newspaper Alliance (wearing suspenders); H. V. Jenkins, publisher Savannah News and Press (with glasses); Edward Tomlinson, Latin American commentator, National Broadcasting Company; William F. Brooke, assistant to general manager, Associated Press, New York; Frank E. Gannett, Rochester, Chairman Gannett newspapers; 'Miss Florida', Mary Elsio Weems of Miami; Paul Patterson, publisher Baltimore Sun; Juan t. Trippe, president Pan America Airways System; E. G. Sewell, Mayor of Miami; M. C. Meigs, manager Chicago American (moved); Eugene Vidal, director air commerce, U. S. Government; Keith Phillips, president, Miami Chamber of Commerce. Kneeling: J. C. Brown, consul for Panama; W. O. Snyder, Manager, Caribbean Division, Pan American Airways; Jas. H. Furay, vice president United Press; Jas. C. Stahlman, publisher Nashville Banner; Roy Howard, chairman Scripps-Howard newspaper; Jerome Barnum, vice president American newspaper publishers association; John Steele, Pan American Airways engineer; John Cowles, publisher, Des Moines Register and Tribune." | |
