c.1958 Brazil Carnival in Rio Pan American World Airways Pan Am Prescott Women PT 34 had a short

PT 34 had a short but eventful fighting life including numerous encounters with hostile Japanese forces culminating with the destruction of the ship on 9 April 1942

The poster has no tape or pinholes and was probably never hung up

This vintage original small format WWII poster shows modest toning from age and light handling wear and has a single staple hole near each corner

In 1967 he went to Vietnam as a civilian with the US Army Combat Artists Program but this poster produced in the late 1950s relates to his work as a commercial artist in the late 1950s

This Mid-century travel poster was created for the National Tourist Organization of Greece in 1953 and features an image of the Greek island of Mykonos taken by Voula Papaioannou who was one of the most important Greek photographers working during the WWII era and the Post-War period in the Social Documentarian tradition

c.1958 Brazil Carnival in Rio Pan American World Airways Pan Am Prescott Women PT 34 had a shortDate: c. 1958 Artist: Prescott, William Linzee Size (in): 42 x 28 Size (cm): 106. 5 x 71 Condition: B+ Linen backed: No This charming Rio de Janeiro, Brazil destination travel poster was created by William Linzee Prescott for Pan American, the Worlds Most Experienced Airline. Prescott's whimsical style aptly captures the festivity of Rios Carnival. Prescott was a WWII veteran that landed on Normandy with the 82nd Airborne and then spent 10 months as