Monoplane in flight near Mines Field factory, 1929

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Photograph of monoplane in flight near Mines Field factory, 1929. The monoplane can be seen in flight. The propeller at the front of the plane is nearly invisible in flight. Machinery can be seen surrounding the beak of the plane. A single cockpit is visible behind the large wing stretched over the top of the plane. The head of the pilot can be seen just above the rim of the cockpit. Beneath the body of the plane, two extended wheels are visible. On the tail of the plane and under the wing, the alphanumeric code "X-273E" is painted. The plane was made by Moreland Aircraft Company.

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Title Monoplane in flight near Mines Field factory, 1929

Subject Aeronautics (lcsh), Aircraft industry (lcsh), Airplanes (lcsh), airport features (adlf), Moreland Aircraft Company (subject), Transportation -- Air -- Airplanes (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1929

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 1929

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-m12997

Identifier 36346 (accession number), CHS-36346 (call number), CHS-36346 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12436 (legacy record id), chs-m12997 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-13149 (legacy record id), USC (project), 6169 (unidentified no.)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12436

Unique identifier UC132660

Legacy Identifier CHS-36346.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.6 in × 13.2 in at 300dpi
47.3 cm × 33.7 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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