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Assembling of a DC-3/C-47 aircraft, ca.1940
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Assembling of a DC-3/C-47 aircraft, ca.1940
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Description
Photograph of a DC-3/C-47 aircraft being assembled at a factory assembly line, ca.1940. Several men stand beneath the wing of an airplane still under construction. A man at center scribbles something onto a a piece of paper on a clipboard, while others appear to confer behind him. The aircraft has several openings for a wing extension, and has several crosses taped over its windows.
Asset Metadata
Title
Assembling of a DC-3/C-47 aircraft, ca.1940
Subject
Aeronautics
(lcsh),
Aircraft industry
(lcsh),
Airplanes
(lcsh),
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry -- Aeronautics -- Airplane assembly
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1940
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
1940
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-m11003
Identifier
40620 (
accession number
), CHS-40620 (
call number
), CHS-40620 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-10435 (
legacy record id
), chs-m11003 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-11154 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-686 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
10435
Unique identifier
UC140419
Legacy Identifier
CHS-40620.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
20.7 in × 16.4 in at 300dpi
52.6 cm × 41.7 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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