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Title
Wreckage of the plane in which Ructhford B. Page was killed at the Dominguez Hills Air Meet, January 22, 1912
Date Created and/or Issued
1912-01-22
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of the wreckage of the plane in which Ructhford B. Page was killed at the Dominguez Hills Air Meet, January 22, 1912. The crumpled remains of the airplane are at center. The frame of the plane is at left and the canvas-covered wings are bent back to the right. A large crowd has gathered around the wreckage, and most of the people have their hands on their hips and worried looks on their faces. There is a large tent in the background at left.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m13085
USC-1-1-1-13237 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-11679
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m13085
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-11679.jpg
Subject
Aeronautics
Airplanes
Page, Ruthford B
Dominguez Air Meet of 1912
Transportation--Air--Aviation Meets--Dominguez Air Show--#2 (1912)
Airport features
Time Period
1912-01-22
Place
California
Dominguez Hills
Los Angeles
USA
Source
1-102-32 [Microfiche number]
11679 [Accession number]
CHS-11679 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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