Object Details
Summary
Juan Trippe’s Globe
From his office in New York City, Pan American president Juan T. Trippe used this globe to plan his airline’s expansion around the world. Trippe often would stretch a string between two points on the globe and calculate the distance and time it would take to fly between them. Made in the late 1800s, this globe was featured prominently in many publicity photographs of Trippe. It became part of Pan Am’s and Trippe’s public image.
Gift of the Pan American Historical Foundation
Credit Line
Gift of Pan-Am Historical Foundation.
Inventory Number
A20040143000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MEMORABILIA-Miscellaneous
Materials
Wood (maple)
Dimensions
3-D: 81.9 × 110.5cm (32 1/4 × 43 1/2 in.)
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Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
America by Air
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20040143000