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Title
Crewmen recall war days with famous B-17 Bomber
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Hyde, Alan
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1962
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated June 24, 1962 reads, "How to crank up a B-17's 1,000-horsepower engine - 'Nostalgic' help from Sgts. Michael Jacobavski, left, and Manuel Olimpio."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00115582
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d017_f15_i4
CARL0005317620
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/49353
Subject
United States.--Air Force
Van Nuys Airport
Men--California--Los Angeles
Airplanes, Military--California--Los Angeles
B-17 bomber
Van Nuys Air National Guard Base (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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