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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a commemoration plaque presented to the Los Angeles International Airport, in November 1954. Carved in marble read the words "Presented to the city of Los Angeles in commemoration of the inauguration the trans-polar air route directly connecting the city of Los Angeles with the European Continent by Scandinavian Airlines System November 15, 1954". Behind the plaque is a piece of cloth, possibly used to unveil it. To the right of the background is the backside of a man in a suit. To the left is a wire fence behind which several men stand watching, some holding their hands over their eyes to shade them from the sun. Behind them is the flat top of a building and two palm trees.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
Aeronautics Airports Airplanes Plaques, plaquettes Los Angeles International Airport Scandinavian Airlines system Transportation--Air--Airports--Los Angeles International Airport features
Time Period
1954-11-15
Place
California Los Angeles USA
Source
43501 [Accession number] 84-1-1694 [Microfiche number] CHS-43501 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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