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. Surgical instructor at Yale Medical School Dr. Richard Light is flying around the world on his Bellanca seaplane accompanied by recent Yale graduate Robert Wilson. They have flown to Labrador, Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, England, Italy, Mesopotamia, India, Siam, the Malay States, the Dutch East Indies, and Manila. Photograph appears with the article, "Flying Doctor and Chum Arrive on World Tour," Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan 1935: A1. Handwritten on negative: Robt. Wilson, F.A. Fender, Robt. Light Text from negative sleeve: WILSON, ROBERT PILOT Early Aviation Text from newspaper caption: With 25,000 aerial miles to their credit since last August 20, Robert Wilson (left) and Dr. Richard Light (right) stopped over here for a rest. Dr. F. A. Fender (center) flew down from San Francisco with them.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_4513 ark:/21198/zz002cqb0w
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Tourists--California--San Pedro Harbors--California--San Pedro Physicians--American--California--San Pedro Air travel Air pilots--American--California--San Pedro Fender, F.A., (Dr.) Light, Richard Upjohn, 1902-1994 Wilson, Robert
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