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Title
2022 - Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation at Valhalla Memorial Park, East Facing Side of Structure
Contributor
C. Alves (Photographer)
Date Created and/or Issued
2022
Contributing Institution
Burbank Public Library
Collection
Around Burbank: Businesses, Homes, and Streets
Rights Information
Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office
Description
This 75-foot tall shrine to aviators was built in 1924 and dedicated to honor dead American Aviators on the 50th anniversary of powered flight, December 17, 1953. Cremated remains of many famous flyers are interred here, along with cenotaph name plaques for other aviators such as Amelia Earhart.
Type
Image
Format
nonprojected graphic
image/jpeg
Identifier
islandora:3090
local: bd00242
Subject
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Cemeteries--Historic Structures--Cenotaphs--Columbariums--Memorials--2020s
Relation
Born Digital - Burbank Public Library

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