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Title
Radial-engine airplane outside the Grand Central Airport in Glendale
Creator
Fairchild Aerial Surveys
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of a radial-engine airplane outside the Grand Central Airport in Glendale, [s.d.]. The high-wing monoplane can be seen in the foreground at right, and a man in a suit is visible near an open door under the wing. The Spanish-style air terminal can be seen in the background. It is a two-story structure with a terracotta tile roof. In the background at left, a tall rectangular control tower is visible. Legible signs include "Grand Central Air Terminal" and "Curtiss-Wright".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w
13 x 21 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m23857 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-48524
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m23857
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-48524.jpg
Subject
Aeronautics
Airports
Grand Central Air Terminal
Airport features
Place
California
Glendale
Los Angeles
USA
Source
48524 [Accession number]
CHS-48524 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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