Composite (?) image "Wings of the Night", depicting a small commercial airliner flying at night over a city, ca.1935

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Photograph of a composite (?) image of a small commercial airliner flying at night over a city, ca.1935. Near the top at center, a small airliner can be seen flying against a black sky. A small circular propeller is visible at the front of the plane, and two other propellers are seen on either side of the craft. The small cylindrical body of the plane is framed by two large, extending wings. A small light is seen on each wing. The tires of the plane are connected to the wings and body by a series of metallic rods. Below the plane, a large lit city is seen extending into the horizon.

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Title Composite (?) image "Wings of the Night", depicting a small commercial airliner flying at night over a city, ca.1935

Subject Aeronautics (lcsh), Aircraft industry (lcsh), cities (adlf), Transportation -- Air -- Commercial (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1935

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 20 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 1935

Creator Whittington, Dick (photographer)

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-m13022

Identifier 43516 (accession number), CHS-43516 (call number), CHS-43516 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12556 (legacy record id), chs-m13022 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-13174 (legacy record id), 84-1-1700 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12556

Unique identifier UC133811

Legacy Identifier CHS-43516.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 15.8 in × 20.5 in at 300dpi
40.1 cm × 52.3 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

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