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Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961
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Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
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Coptering in for mother's day, 1955
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Coptering in for mother's day, 1955
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Description
Supplementary material reads: "City Desk: This is being sent only to the Exam. From Fowler. OK. 8-8211. Ext. 1521. Coptering in for mother's day -- Mrs. Phoebe Browne, 80, of 282 S. Olive St., Orange, climbs from a helicopter at Los Angeles International Airport to greet her son, LaVerne W. Browne, right, chief test pilot for the El Segundo Division of Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc., with whom she plans to spend Mother's Day weekend at his home in Palos Verdes Estates. Although she's flown across country several times, the spry octogenarian admitted it was her first 'copter ride and "real thrilling." Her son who was born and raised in Orange, will be remembered by many as movie actor John Trent of "Tailspin Tommy" fame. Douglas Aircraft Co,pany, Inc. El Segundo Division. ORegon 8-8211, Ext. 1521. For immediate release".
Asset Metadata
Title
Coptering in for mother's day, 1955
Alternate Title
(handout). (
alternate
), 1 image. Coptering in for mother's day, 08 May 1955. Mrs. Phoebe Browne-80 years (
alternate
), Laverne W. Browne (test pilot for El Segundo division of Douglas Aircraft company) (
alternate
)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
airport features: Los Angeles International Airport
(geographic subject),
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1955-05-08
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Language
English
Source
Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
(subcollection),
Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection, 1920-1961
(collection),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity)
Date Created
1955-05-08
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Access Conditions
Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m20365
Identifier
EXM-N-11435-002~1 (
filename
), examiner-m1663 (
legacy collection record id
), examiner-c44-95240 (
legacy record id
), examiner-m20365 (
legacy record id
), 11435-002 (
sleeve number
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
95240
Unique identifier
UC11720626
Legacy Identifier
EXM-N-11435-002~1.tif
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
30.0 in × 23.6 in at 300dpi
76.3 cm × 60.0 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
Description
The Los Angeles Examiner Photographs Collection consists of approximately 1.4 million prints and negatives from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper. It was a daily newspaper, published in the afternoon on weekdays (Herald-Express) and in the morning on weekends (Examiner). The afternoon and morning papers merged in 1962 (Herald Examiner).
? 1903-1989: Los Angeles Examiner (founded 1903)
? 1931-1962: Los Angeles Herald-Express (formed from the 1931 merger of Los Angeles Evening Express and Evening Herald)
? 1962-1989: Los Angeles Herald Examiner (formed from the 1962 merger of the Los Angeles Herald-Express and the Los Angeles Examiner)
Almost every event and individual receiving news coverage in Los Angeles during the period late 1920's to 1961 is represented in the collection. Coverage is broad including crime, sports, society, art, and entertainment. The collection forms part of the Hearst Collection and was a gift from the Los Angeles Herald Examiner Division of the Hearst Corporation in 1978.
The Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection (1950-1961) consists of approximately 215,000 4x5-inch negatives from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper.
The Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection consists of approximately 1.2 million photoprints from the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper.
Linked assets
Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961
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