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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of Amelia Earhart posing with Vance Graham of KMPC before making a flight, July 4, 1933. Graham is standing near a large square microphone at right. He is wearing a light suit, a dark hat, and sunglasses. A sign bearing the name of his radio station is attached to the microphone. Earhart is walking away from Graham at center with her head down. She is wearing a light colored jacket and has short, dark, wavy hair. There are eight other people gathered around the aviatrix and the broadcaster, including a uniformed police officer at left and a man dressed all in light clothes at center. Photoprint reads: "Crenshaw Avenue, View Park Airport".
Type
image
Format
4 photographs : photonegatives, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm., 10 x 13 cm., 9 x 12 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Aeronautics Airplanes Air pilots Women pilots Earhart, Amelia Graham, Vance KMPC View Park Airport Transportation--Air--People in aviation Airport features
Time Period
1933-07-04
Place
California Crenshaw Avenue Los Angeles USA
Source
1-70-179 [Microfiche number] 13055 [Accession number] CHS-13055 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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