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Parachutist Frank Austin and parachute inventor Heard McClellan in an airfield, Los Angeles, 1926

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Title: Parachutist Frank Austin and parachute inventor Heard McClellan in an airfield, Los Angeles, 1926
Date Created and/or Issued: July 27, 1926
1926-07-27
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Frank Austin and Heard McClellan wear parachute packs as they stand facing an airplane in an airfield. In 1926, the Aero Corporation of California was formed. Jack Frye was its President. The corporation operated out of an airfield along Western Avenue, between 94th and 104th Streets. A similar image taken on the same occasion appears with the photo spread titled "Camera Reveals Taylor and Grange on Friendly Terms to Last," Los Angeles Times, 28 Jul. 1926: A12.
Text from negative sleeve: Austin, Frank. Aero.
Handwritten on negative: L to R - Frank Austin / Heard McClellan
Type: image
Format: b&w glass negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_b3691_G201
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Airplanes--American--California--Los Angeles
Inventors
Parachute industry--California--Los Angeles
Parachutists--California--Los Angeles
McClellan, Heard, 1884-1933
Aero Corporation of California
Austin, Frank
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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