Hawai’i by Clipper

Hawai’i by Clipper

Hawai’i
travel
advert
culture
transportation
holiday
stereotype

This source is a poster made by Pan American World Airlines to advertise Hawai’i as a holiday destination to American customers. The poster shows a Hawaiian woman Hula dancing in traditional clothing, whilst in the background there is a Pan Am Clipper. It was made in 1948 as the United States was booming after World War Two, and shows that to the American People, Hawai’i was a place for holidays. This is also useful for learning more about transportation and the development of the Hawaiian economy. Due to airplane businesses advertising Hawai’i, it shows that they had developed the necessary infrastructure for this type of business, such as run ways. It also shows that the economy was diversifying into tourism, which was different to traditional Hawaiian occupations.

John Atherton, United States

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

https://www.loc.gov/item/2007676178/

circa 1948

Georgia Day

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division https://www.loc.gov/item/2007676178/

English

Visual - poster

20th century Hawai'i