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Huge Globe of the Earts at the Pan-American Airways Terminal

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $7.95
Original Price: $14.95

Stock #:374172
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: Miami
State: Florida (FL)
County: Miami-Dade
Publisher: Thomas R. West
Postmark: 1940 Sep-10
Postmark City: Miami Beach
Postmark State: FL
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

Additional Details:
The Globe is 31 1/2 Ft. in Circumference and Weighs 6,500 LBS This huge globe revolves in the lobby of the Pan-American Airways Terminal. globe is oriented so that its axis parallels that of the earth under foot at Miami and its North Pole points to the North Star; thus in the course of rotation Miami comes to the top of globe once every tow minutes and the observer has opportunity to orient himself with reference to rest of the world

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