Pan Am
No name captures the romance of flight like Pan American World Airways, which began carrying airmail in 1927 and went on to pioneer transoceanic travel aboard its legendary Clipper flying boats. Facing new postwar rivals, Pan Am claimed the tagline it would own for a generation—"the World's Most Experienced Airline"—and its advertising sold the whole glamorous promise of the destination as much as the flight. From the dawn of the Jet Age—Pan Am flew the first daily transatlantic jet service in 1958—to the debut of the 747 Jet Clipper, the ads made global travel feel like the most exciting thing in the world.
These are authentic vintage prints from the airline that defined the golden age of travel, spanning the Clipper era, exotic destinations, and the jets that shrank the world. Browse the collection below.
Catch you at the gate,
Rob
