Identity elements
Reference code
F0007
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Folder
Title
New York, Rio and Buenos Aires Line, Inc.- 1929-1971
Date(s)
- 1929-1971 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
Biographical history
Founded by Ralph O'Neill in 1928-29, the New York, Rio and Buenos Aires Line provided pioneer air travel service to South America, using amphibian planes. O'Neill ran the airline until it merged with Pan Am in the early 1930s. Jane Galbraith, executive secretary of the airlines wrote and annotated the log.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
[i]Bound volume of photocopies of materials about the airlines includes: promotional pieces, correspondence, an annotated copy of the 1929 log for the Amphibian airplane Washington, on her maiden journey between New York and Buenos Aires; a 1930 company brochure and schedule of fares and express charges.[/i]