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
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated August 31, 1956 reads, "Mark Downing, 7, explains 'high-flying' possibilities of his space helmet to Major Lawrence J. Powell Jr. of Tarzana. Powell, jet pilot and World War II flying ace, showed youth planes and facilities at Air National Guard unit in Van Nuys."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Identifier
00114299 Valley Times Collection HCNVT_d015_f20_i18 CARL0005296731 http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/47983
Subject
Van Nuys Airport Air pilots, Military--United States Boys--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Armed Forces Airports--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) United States--Air National Guard Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
