Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of the Bendix Building (later the Security-First National Bank) with tower, downtown Los Angeles. "One air beacon has 50,000,000-candlepower light, 36 inches in circumference. Another of 8,000,000 candlepower, points way to Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, nine miles away. The light tower's base also is illuminated with a roof marker outlined in red neon, with a gigantic arrow pointing to airport." -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated 5 April 1930. Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
-118.25541,34.0357 -118.25551,34.0354 -118.25577,34.03526 -118.25579,34.03551 1206 Maple Avenue Bendix Building California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles USA
Source
3-1275-02805-2398; 796 [Identifying Number] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-BUI-022 [Original Filename] Subjects 317 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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