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 Summary

This collection consists of three scrapbooks contain a detailed log of Robert Bricker Swope's South American travels. Objects include photographs, some from the air (some of the 1946 photos are in color), plane tickets, plane schedules, plane routes, airline brochures, correspondence from airlines (Pan American, Eastern, Panagra, SCADTA), hotel reservations and correspondence, travel brochures, maps, business cards, passport, itineraries, postcards, and telegrams.

 Biographical / Historical

Robert Bricker Swope was born in 1888 and worked as an executive in Washington D.C. Mr. Swope took two trips by plane to South America, and was accompanied by his wife Lydia L. Swope on the second trip.

 Identifier

NASM.1991.0064

Creator

Swope, Robert Bricker

Date

1939, 1946

Provenance

Keith R. Bailey, Gift, 1991, 1991-0064, NASM

Extent

0.36 Cubic feet ((1 letter document box))

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Scope and Contents

The three scrapbooks contain a detailed log of Mr. Swope's South American travels. Objects include: many photos, some from the air (some of the 1946 photos are in color); plane tickets; plane schedules; plane routes; airline brochures; correspondence from airlines ( Pan American, Eastern, Panagra, Scadta); hotel reservations and correspondence; travel brochures; maps; business cards; passport; itineraries; postcards; and telegrams. Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.

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Citation

South American Aviation Travel Scrapbooks, Acc.1991.0064, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Topics

Airlines

Air travel

Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States

Aeronautics, Commercial

Aeronautics -- Central America

Aeronautics

Aeronautics -- South America

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Postcards

Maps

Ephemera

Correspondence

Brochures

Photographs

Scrapbooks