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Title: Assembling a rotor gear box
Alternative Title: Industrial Los Angeles Photo Collection;
Creator: Leonard, Gary
Contributor: Part of the Industrial Los Angeles project. Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
Date Created and/or Issued: 2009
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: Title supplied by cataloger.
In 1973, Frank Robinson founded Robinson Helicopter Company, which employs about 1,200 employees. In addition to manufacturing helicopters, Robinson includes a research and development division, has an overhaul program to service older helicopters and offers educational courses for flight instructors and maintenance technicians.
A Robinson Helicopter Company employee assembles the main rotor gear box for an R44 helicopter.
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print :color ;36 x 29 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00087496
Industrial Los Angeles Collection;
GPC_b18_f2_i7
CARL0004939254
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/700
Subject: Torrance Municipal Airport (Calif.)
Robinson Helicopter Company
Rotors (Helicopters)
Helicopter industry--California--Torrance--Employees
Helicopter industry--California--Torrance
Robinson R44 (Helicopter)
Industrial facilities--California--Torrance
Airports--California--Torrance
Torrance (Calif.)
Industrial Los Angeles Collection photographs

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