California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Composite photograph showing six scenes from the National Air Races, 1936

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Composite photograph showing six scenes from the National Air Races, 1936

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Photograph of six views of the National Air Races, 1936. Photograph features six distinct images presenting different views of the Los Angeles Air Races. In the upper-left corner, a man is seen seated in a small white aircraft with the number "39" painted on its side. In the background, buildings can be seen. At center-left, a small biplane turns on its side as it passes above the ground. In the background below, various vegetation can be seen. At center, the logo for the National Air Races can be seen. The logo is composed of the heads of three pilots placed atop pictures of wings. At center-right, a close-up view is given of a biplane as it lands. In the bottom-left corner, crowds watch several vehicles move across a field. At center-bottom, crowds of seated spectators turn their heads up to the sky. In the bottom-right corner, a close-up of Roscoe Turner, prize-winning pilot is given with his trophy. The upper-left corner of this image appears to be missing.

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Title Composite photograph showing six scenes from the National Air Races, 1936

Subject Aeronautics (lcsh), Airplane racing (lcsh), Airplanes (lcsh), airport features (adlf), Los Angeles Airport (subject), Mines Field (subject), Transportation -- Air -- Aviation Meets (file heading), Turner, Roscoe (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1936

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 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 1936

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-m13038

Identifier 43510 (accession number), CHS-43510 (call number), CHS-43510 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12571 (legacy record id), chs-m13038 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-13190 (legacy record id), 84-1-1660 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12571

Unique identifier UC134025

Legacy Identifier CHS-43510.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 16.1 in × 20.4 in at 300dpi
40.9 cm × 52.0 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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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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