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
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. This photograph, cropped, appears with Los Angeles Times article, August 18, 1929, "Girl Air Derby to Start Today, Twenty-One Women Flyers to Hop Off for Cleveland, Pistol Shot by Radio Will Open Event at 2:15 p.m., Santa Monica Crowds to See 2800-Mile Race Begin, Queens of Sky Race Today for Gold and Glory" Louise McPhetridge Thaden, in light shirt and helmet with goggles raised, with airplane in background Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Thaden, Louise, Pilot, 1929 Text from newspaper caption: Louise M. Thaden
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_3749 3749 ark:/21198/zz002cpdn7
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Air pilots--American Transportation People Thaden, Louise McPhetridge, 1905-1979
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