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Title
1933, San Jose, Moffett Field, Airship mooring mast
Creator
Gordon, John C. (photographer)
Contributor
Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998 (collector)
Date Created and/or Issued
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
circa 1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
Contributing Institution
San José Public Library, California Room
Collection
Historic Photograph Collection
Rights Information
The San Jose Public Library California Room can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of San Jose Public Library California Room collection must be given by the San Jose Public Library California Room. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.htm
Description
The airship mooring mast at Moffett Field. The mooring mast would secure the airship when it was not in flight. Once secure, the moored airship could be guided into its hangar.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg2000
Master images scanned at 300 dpi and scaled to 6000 pixels on the longest side. Bit depth: grayscale at 8-bit; color at 24-bit. Images compressed to 800 pixels across the long dimension and to JPEG format. Scanning outsourced to Luna Imaging Inc. as part of an LSTA Grant funded by the California State Library in 2003-2004. Scanning hardware is unknown.
Extent
21 x 25 cm.
Identifier
http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/731
Language
English
Subject
Men
Mooring masts
Naval yards & naval stations
Women
Moffett Field (Calif.)--History
Place
Sunnyvale
California
Source
Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection

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