{"product_id":"1943-american-airlines-make-friends-with-mexico-2nd-printing-travel-guide-map","title":"1943 American Airlines Make Friends With Mexico 2nd Printing Travel Guide Map","description":"Original 1943 American Airlines “Make Friends With Mexico” illustrated travel booklet — a striking piece of WWII-era aviation, tourism, and Mexican-American history. This example is identified inside as the SECOND PRINTING.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished during the earliest years of American Airlines’ international expansion, this colorful guide was issued only about a year after American inaugurated service from Dallas through Monterrey to Mexico City in September 1942. It captures an important moment when commercial air travel to Mexico was still new and American Airlines was actively introducing U.S. travelers to the country. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside are vibrant period illustrations, pictorial maps, travel information, Mexican landmarks, regional culture, products, customs, and other material designed to acquaint travelers with Mexico. The Library of Congress catalogs a “Make Friends With Mexico” pictorial map by Geissmann, describing its depictions of Mexican states, towns, landmarks, resources, products, and an airline route to Mexico City. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is more than an old airline brochure — it is a snapshot of 1943 wartime travel culture, early American Airlines international aviation, vintage advertising design, and the promotion of Mexico to American tourists. The publication itself is documented in the California State University Northridge Special Collections as an American Airlines booklet created in 1943. Another cataloged example measures approximately 8½ x 11 inches and contains 24 pages with color and black-and-white illustrations and maps throughout. ","brand":"American Airlines","offers":[{"title":"Red","offer_id":49101627130039,"sku":"NB0823-141","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/2632\/9015\/files\/2e54d7f4-737f-4600-8079-a9148e025694.jpg?v=1788296072","url":"https:\/\/gramworx.com\/products\/1943-american-airlines-make-friends-with-mexico-2nd-printing-travel-guide-map","provider":"Gramworx","version":"1.0","type":"link"}