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Title
Whale of sailfish story
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
1956
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 caption dated November 6, 1956 reads, "Capt. Bernard J. Shaw, left, Special Bomber Maintenance section, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, tells Lt. Col. C. G. Strathy, chief of Plans and Programs Division, story of thrilling sailfish catch he made. Shaw hooked the nine-foot beauty, shown on wall, off Acupulco [sic], Mex. 'Beginner's luck,' he admits."
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 13 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00129236
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d034_f20_i16
CARL0005462390
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/60010
Subject
Air Force Flight Test Center (U.S.)
Air Force Flight Test Center (U.S.)--Officials and employees
Armed Forces--Officers
Men--California--Edwards Air Force Base
Sailfish--California--Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base (Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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