Edmond B. Abbott Pan Am Airways Clipper Photograph Collection
Contents of the Collection
The Edmond B. Abbott Pan Am Airways Clipper Photograph Collection is a small collection that consists of correspondence from Edmund Abbott to Aggie and John Diebold in 1984 along with two black-and-white 7x9" photographs of Pan American's amphibious Clipper aircraft, taken in Florida, 1937. One photograph features a Pan Am Airways Sikorsky S-42 on a runway. The other photograph features a Pan Am Airways Sikorsky S-40 docked with passengers boarding.
Dates
- Creation: 1937, 1984
Language of Materials
All materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.
Conditions Governing Use
The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.
Historical Note: Pan Am Airways S-40, American Clipper
Based in Dinner Key, Miami, Florida, Pan American Airways began service with amphibious "flying boats" for its South American routes in 1931. Sikorsky developed the S-40 model, a 38 passenger aircraft, in response to Pan Am Airways president Juan Trippe's request for an amphibious aircraft with greater passenger capacity than the 8 passenger S-38. Sikorsky built three S-40 aircraft that then became the first members of the Pan American Airways Clipper family. The Pan Am Airways Sikorsky S-40 featured in one of the photographs appears to have tail number NC-80V, which was the tail number of the S-40 nicknamed the "American Clipper."
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 letter-size folder)
Custodial History
The materials were found in a book donation.
Subject
- Pan American World Airways, Inc (Organization)
- Miami International Airport (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Edmond B. Abbott Pan Am Airways Clipper Photograph Collection
- Status
- Completed Level 2
- Author
- L. Rola
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- 2nd edition
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
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