The 1938 "Guatemala is only one day away via Pan American" poster printed on a recycled-cotton canvas tote bag.
- Front: the full "Guatemala is only one day away via Pan American" poster art
- Bag: 10-ounce canvas, 80% recycled cotton / 20% cotton
- Size: 15.75" h x 15.25" w (approx. 240 cubic inches)
- Self-fabric handles
- Printed to order in Grapevine, Texas
Women gather at a busy market beneath a colonial arch in this 1938 Pan American Airways poster, whose headline promised that "Guatemala is only one day away via Pan American." That promise was the whole point in the late 1930s: by air, a trip that had once meant days by rail and steamship could be made in a single day from the United States, and Pan American had built Central America into one of its core networks. The artist is not recorded. The arch, a reminder of the Spanish colonial past, frames everyday market life as the real attraction.
The bag is made from 10-ounce canvas of 80% recycled cotton and 20% cotton. The recycled fibers are collected from garment-cutting waste and then intertwined with cotton for added strength and durability. Self-fabric handles. Dimensions: 15.75" h x 15.25" w; approx. 240 cubic inches.
Note: Bags not intended for use by children 12 and under.