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 for his airliners to fly between them. Made in the late 1800s, this globe was featured prominently in many publicity photos of Trippe, and it became part of Pan Am's and Trippe's public image.
Gift of the Pan American Historical Foundation
Display Status
This object is on display in America by Air at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
Object Details
Type
MEMORABILIA-Miscellaneous
Dimensions
3-D (Assembled with base, see note): 109.2 × 109.2 × 133.3cm, 79.8kg (3 ft. 7 in. × 3 ft. 7 in. × 4 ft. 4 1/2 in., 176lb.)
Materials
paper mache sphere, hand-colored copper plate engravings, brass meridian ring, wooden (oak) stand
Inventory Number
A20040142000
Credit Line
Gift of Pan-Am Historical Foundation.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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