Douglas DC-2 plane at Los Angeles Harbor ready for shipment to Australia, 1937

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Photograph of Douglas DC-2 plane at Los Angeles Harbor ready for shipment to Australia, 1937. At center, a large metallic airliner is seen sitting on the edge of a wooden dock. The tail, wings, and engines of the plane have been covered, and several ropes can be seen harnessing the plane. Near the tail, several large alphanumeric characters are visible. Seven windows and a single hatch door are seen on the side of the plane. To the left of the plane, a small boat is seen with the words "Case Construction Company Inc." visible. To the right in the background, a larger boat next to a square building is seen. Several barrels can be seen near the building. To the left in the extreme background, additional boats and metallic structures line the water.; "This DC-2 was imported new for Australian National Airways, Ltd. in 1937, who named it "Pengana". Although it had a mishap in 1939 (it crashed into the Cooks River after overrunning the runway at Mascot Airport in September of 1939), VH-UYB went on to serve faithfully (mainly on the Adelaide - Melbourne route) until it was broken up in January 1948" -- unknow author. https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UYB.htmlCompares to CHS-40407 (record ID chs-m10962).

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Title Douglas DC-2 plane at Los Angeles Harbor ready for shipment to Australia, 1937

Subject Aeronautics (lcsh), Aircraft industry (lcsh), Douglas Aircraft Company (subject), Harbors (adlf), Los Angeles Harbor (subject), Transportation -- Air -- Commercial (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1935

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 1935

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-m13023

Identifier 43517 (accession number), CHS-43517 (call number), CHS-43517 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12553 (legacy record id), chs-m13023 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-13175 (legacy record id), 84-1-1704 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12553

Unique identifier UC133949

Legacy Identifier CHS-43517.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.6 in × 16.4 in at 300dpi
52.5 cm × 41.8 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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