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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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Men shaking hands with the pilot of a United States Air Mail plane, 1920-1930
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Men shaking hands with the pilot of a United States Air Mail plane, 1920-1930
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Description
Photograph of men shaking hands with the pilot of a United States Air Mail plane, 1920-1930. The pilot is in the cockpit of the plane at center and is reaching down to shake the hands of three men in suits. A copilot is seated behind the pilot at left. The aircraft is a biplane with canvas wings and an air mail insignia at center. The pilots are wearing leather jackets and helmets, as well as goggles. The engine of the plane is partially visible at right.
Asset Metadata
Title
Men shaking hands with the pilot of a United States Air Mail plane, 1920-1930
Subject
Aeronautics
(lcsh),
Air mail service
(lcsh),
Air pilots
(lcsh),
Airplanes
(lcsh),
airport features
(adlf),
Transportation -- Air -- People in aviation
(file heading),
Western Air Express
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1920/1930
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection),
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
(subcollection)
Date Created
1920/1930
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Copyright
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Access Conditions
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m13378
Identifier
33256 (
accession number
), CHS-33256 (
call number
), CHS-33256 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-12878 (
legacy record id
), chs-m13378 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-13532 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-1678 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
12878
Unique identifier
UC135237
Legacy Identifier
CHS-33256.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
14.9 in × 19.0 in at 300dpi
37.9 cm × 48.3 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
Description
The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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