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Harold McMillan Bixby (1890-1965), a midwestern businessman, started working for Pan American Airways in 1933 and helped manage PAA’s partnership in the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC). This image effectively illustrates the Chinese-American partnership that made up the (CNAC). Depicted from left to right, is Joe Loh, Donald Wong, Ki Chun, Harold Bixby and K.I. Nieh, all members of the Corporation. Chun and Bixby had been classmates at Amherst College in the 1910s. Behind them is one of the airline’s new Ford Tri-Motor airliners. “Unlocking an Archival Treasure: The Harold Bixby Collection” is on display in the Aviation Museum and Library. Located pre-security in the International Terminal, the Aviation Museum and Library is open daily from 10am to 4:30pm. https://bit.ly/Bixby-Collection This image was posted on June 18, 2024.

This post mentions the following things involved with the SFO Museum collection:

Pan American Airways. It is related to Pan American World Airways (the company) .