California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Artist's conception of how the new jet age terminal at Los Angeles International Airport will appear from the air after the $50 million terminal is completed and in operation, in May 1961

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Artist's conception of how the new jet age terminal at Los Angeles International Airport will appear from the air after the $50 million terminal is completed and in operation, in May 1961

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Photograph of an artist's conception of how the new jet age terminal at Los Angeles International Airport will appear from the air after the $50 million terminal is completed and in operation, in May 1961. From the photoprint's backside: "The entrance to the terminal area is dominated by the 172 foot high administration-control tower building. The ultra-modernistic theme structure, with a sky-high restaurant and observation deck, is located in the center of the 5000 car capacity parking lot. When completed, the new complex will consist of six ticketing and seven satellite buildings, with space reserved for one additional ticketing and satellite building when needed in the future." Picture shows the parabolic arches right of center, surrounded by parking lots on both sides, and the airplanes around round stations on both sides of the area. In the foreground is a road that winds from center right down center left and turns into the airport. Two main thoroughfares run parallel on opposite ends of the parking lots.; Photoprint reads: "Artist's conception of how the new jet age terminal at Los Angeles International Airport will appear from the air after the $50 million terminal is completed and in operation. The entrance to the terminal area is dominated by the 172 foot high administration-control tower building. The ultra-modernistic theme structure, with a sky-high restaurant and observation deck, is located in the center of the 5000 car capacity parking lot. When completed, the new complex will consist of six ticketing and seven satellite buildings, with space reserved for one additional ticketing and satellite building when needed in the future. From: Peggy G. Hereford, Public Relations Director, Dept. of Airports #1 World Way L.A. 45 Spring 6-0060".

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Title Artist's conception of how the new jet age terminal at Los Angeles International Airport will appear from the air after the $50 million terminal is completed and in operation, in May 1961

Subject Aeronautics (lcsh), Airplanes (lcsh), airport features (adlf), Airports (lcsh), Los Angeles International Airport (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 1951-12-31

Type images

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

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Date Created 1951-12-31

Contributor Foster and Kleiser (donor)

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-m12916

Identifier 43489 (accession number), CHS-43489 (call number), CHS-43489 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12379 (legacy record id), chs-m12916 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-13068 (legacy record id), 84-4-1 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12379

Unique identifier UC133059

Legacy Identifier CHS-43489.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.6 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
52.4 cm × 42.0 cm at 300dpi

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Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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