Commemoration plaque presented to the Los Angeles International Airport, in November 1954

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Photograph of a commemoration plaque presented to the Los Angeles International Airport, in November 1954. Carved in marble read the words "Presented to the city of Los Angeles in commemoration of the inauguration the trans-polar air route directly connecting the city of Los Angeles with the European Continent by Scandinavian Airlines System November 15, 1954". Behind the plaque is a piece of cloth, possibly used to unveil it. To the right of the background is the backside of a man in a suit. To the left is a wire fence behind which several men stand watching, some holding their hands over their eyes to shade them from the sun. Behind them is the flat top of a building and two palm trees.

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Title Commemoration plaque presented to the Los Angeles International Airport, in November 1954

Subject Aeronautics (lcsh), Airplanes (lcsh), airport features (adlf), Airports (lcsh), Los Angeles International Airport (subject), Plaques, plaquettes (lcsh), Scandinavian Airlines system (subject), Transportation -- Air -- Airports -- Los Angeles International (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1954-11-15

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 1954-11-15

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-m12902

Identifier 43501 (accession number), CHS-43501 (call number), CHS-43501 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12361 (legacy record id), chs-m12902 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-13054 (legacy record id), 84-1-1694 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12361

Unique identifier UC133043

Legacy Identifier CHS-43501.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.8 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
52.8 cm × 42.0 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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