An aerial view of Radioplane Company in Van Nuys, ca.1950

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Photograph of an aerial view of Radioplane Company in Van Nuys, ca.1950. A series of large one-story buildings and cabins are observable sitting close to each other. To its left, an empty parking lot on a dirt ground is noticeable; further to the left, a second paved parking lot is visible behind a fence. To the right, along the buildings, a dirt road extends from the foreground to the background. Next to it, a third empty parking lot on a dirt ground can be seen. In the foreground, in front of the property, a paved road and a grassy lawn are viewable. Behind the company site, houses and small bushes fill in the background.

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Title An aerial view of Radioplane Company in Van Nuys, ca.1950

Subject Aeronautics (lcsh), Aircraft industry (lcsh), Airplanes (lcsh), industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Aeronautics -- Plants -- Installations (file heading), Radioplane Company (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries), Van Nuys (city or populated place)

Temporal Subject 1950

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (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 1950

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 Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10985

Identifier 40627 (accession number), CHS-40627 (call number), CHS-40627 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-18906 (legacy record id), chs-m10985 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-11136 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 18906

Unique identifier UC136226

Legacy Identifier CHS-40627.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.9 in × 16.6 in at 300dpi
53.0 cm × 42.2 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

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