Opening of new Direct Airway between Los Angeles and Central and South America, 1951

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Title	Opening of new Direct Airway between Los Angeles and Central and South America, 1951
Description	1 image. Opening of new Direct Airway between Los Angeles and Central and South America, 28 November 1951. Mina Fancher, Representing Panama; Jeanette Ross, Representing Costa Rica; Maria Lopez, Representing Honduras; Ricardo Castro, Representing Costa Rica; Acting Mayor Harold Henry; Myrna Padula, Guatemala; Arturo Lopez Sosa, El Salvador; Wilbur L. Morrison, Vice President, Pan-American Airways; Salvador Vitelli, El Salvador; Anne Marie Arce, El Salvador; Charles Latorre, El Salvador; M. D. Gandall, El Salvador; Juan G. Estrada, El Salvador.; Supplementary material reads: "Pan American Airways. Foto Caption. A 'lei' cutting ceremony with giant shears symbolized opening of the new direct aerial gateway between Los Angeles and the Pacific Coast, Central and South America today (Wednesday) at L.A. International Airport. A Pan American World Airways Constellation Clipper bearing 40 Latin American editors and publishers on the initial northbound flight from Guatemala nosed up to the floral ribbon. Consular Officials and native girls in colorful costumes of the six Central American Republics, and Los Angeles civic officials participated in a gala Southern California welcome. Left to right: Mina Fancher, representing Panama; Jeanette Ross, Costa Rica; Maria Lopez, Honduras; Ricardo Castro, Costa Rica; Acting Mayor Harold Henry; Myrna Padula, Guatemala, with scissors; Arturo Lopez Sosa, El Salvador; Wilbur L. Morrison, vice-president, Pan American Airways; Salvador Vitelli, El Salvador; Anna Marie Arce, El Salvador; Charles Latorre, M. D. Gandall and Juan G. Estrada, El Salvador".
Geographic Subject	airport features: LAX
Geographic Subject (City or Populated Place)	Los Angeles
Geographic Subject (County)	Los Angeles
Geographic Subject (State)	Los Angeles
Geographic Subject (Country)	USA
Coverage date	1951-11-28
Publisher (of the Digital Version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1951-11-28
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Sleeve Number	9412-018
Legacy Record ID	examiner-m7194
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Part of collection	Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights	University of Southern California
Access Conditions	Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu; phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343
Repository Name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository Email	specol@usc.edu; specol@usc.edu
Filename	EXM-N-9412-018
Archival file	examiner_Volume124/EXM-N-9412-018.tiff

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