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One sheet vintage
Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) travel poster from the early 1950s features the ornate spires of the Pareshnath Jain Temple in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India.
Poster Details
Artist: Designed by an anonymous artist, often attributed to the 1951 campaign for Pan Am's "Clipper" service.
Subject: The central image showcases the Shree Lakshminarayan Pareshnath Jain Mandir, a temple complex famous for its intricate glass mosaic work and lush gardens.
Airliner: A Pan Am Clipper (likely a Boeing 377 Stratocruiser or similar long-range propeller plane of that era) is seen flying in the blue sky above the temple spires. |
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