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Title
National Air Races, 1928
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
1928
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
Crowds watch as Army biplanes take off at Mines Field (Los Angeles International Airport) in Westchester during the 1928 National Air Races, which ran from September 8-16. This air competition, comprised of a series of pylon and cross-country races, took place annually from 1920 to 1949. Due to the rapid development of aviation science at that time, there was significant popular interest in this event. Photo dated: September 16, 1928.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00069768
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Transportation-Aviation-Airshows.
CARL0000073637
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/110502
Subject
Mines Field (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Airplanes--Takeoff--California--Los Angeles
Biplanes--California--Los Angeles
Airplanes--California--Los Angeles
Airports--California--Los Angeles
Aeronautics--Competitions--California--Los Angeles
Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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