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Title
Valley Bendix entrants
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1946
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
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
The Van Nuys Airport was formerly known as the Van Nuys Metropolitan airport.
Photograph article dated August 30, 1946 partially reads, "Thirteen final starters, including three Valleyites and three women, were preparing today to make the takeoff Aug. 30 from Van Nuys Metropolitan airport in the $10,000 Bendix Trophy race to Cleveland. Valleyites on the completed list are Paul Mantz, Burbank and Glendale air service operator; his flying mate, Thomas Mayson, and William P. Lear, teen-age North Hollywood pilot."; See images #00109850 through #00109851 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;23 x 20 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00109850
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d010_f26_i9
CARL0005251891
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/45572
Subject
Van Nuys Airport
Airplane racing--California--Los Angeles
Air pilots--United States
Airports--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles)
Airplanes--California--Los Angeles
Men--California--Los Angeles
Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Valley Times Collection photographs

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