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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated February 4, 1957 reads, "Forklift operator Jack Gist lifts lightweight aluminum household goods crate into cargo plane bound for East Coast. Lillian Coleman, customer service representative of Slick Airways of Burbank, checks over flight manifest. New technique introduced by Slick provides for Sky-Van crates to be taken to home where household goods are packed and then are unloaded at destination by movers following air flight."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Slick Airways, Inc Slick Airways, Inc.--Employees Bob Hope Airport (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Men--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Women--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Airplanes--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Cargo handling Crates--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Forklift trucks--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Airports--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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