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dc.creatorPan American World Airways, Inc. Latin American Division
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-26T18:57:31Z
dc.date.available2022-07-26T18:57:31Z
dc.date.issued1950-07-04
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/54581
dc.descriptionPhoto of a clipper being christened. On reverse: "Argentine President's Wife Christens Clipper Mrs. Juan D. Peron, wife of the president of Argentina, christens Pan American World Airways' double-deck Clipper Friendship with champagne at ceremonies held in Buenos Aires (July 4). The christening ceremonies were held at Pistarini airport before a crowd of 20,000 persons and members of the group of U.S. publishers, editors and government officials who arrived in the Argentine capital on a pre-inaugural flight previewing PAA's super-deluxe El Presidente service. Shown left to right: Captain George Fly, who flew the Clipper from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires; Raul Margueirat, chief of protocol for the Argentine government; Juan T. Trippe, president of PAA; and Mrs. Peron."
dc.format.medium10x8 Photo
dc.relationAmon G. Carter Papers (MS 014)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph
dc.sourceBox 264, Pan American Airways - World Airways Clipper Friendship to South America, 1950 Folder, Item 011
dc.subjectAviation
dc.subjectPan American World Airways (Pan Am)
dc.subjectAir travel
dc.subjectClipper flights
dc.subjectPeron, Juan
dc.subjectTrippe, Juan T.
dc.subjectArgentina
dc.titleClipper Friendship trip to South America
dc.typeImage
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    The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.

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