First Pan Am Flight Between Key West and Cuba

First Pan Am Flight Between Key West and Cuba: © Key West Art & Historical Society
First Pan Am Flight Between Key West and Cuba

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

First Pan Am Flight Between Key West and Cuba

Entry/Object ID

0000.00.7278

Description

Black and white photograph of the Fokker F-7 trimotor 'General Machado' that made the first Pan-Am passenger flight ago between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba on October 28, 1927. This is a 'family portrait' with Pan Am staff at Key West airport. From the left Henry Barcello, Fred Gelhaus, Gus Alfonso, C.D. Swinson, Charles Morgan, Custom Officer, John Beck, Immigration Officer, C.D. 'Slim' Pippinger and Stephen Floyd Whalton.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Pan American Airways

Subject Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Date made

October 28, 1927

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Good

Copyright

Type of License

Non-Exclusive License

Copyright Holder

United States Navy

Notes

Official U.S. Navy Photograph.