Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Captain Rickenbacker arrived in Los Angeles to serve as host for luxury liner trips in California, Nevada, and Utah. This photograph appears with the article, “Flyer Hails New Service,” Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 1934: 2. Text from newspaper caption: [above:] World War Ace Greeted on Arrival Here [below:] Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, World war ace, left, arrived by air yesterday to be official host to Los Angeles and San Diego business leaders on the General Air Lines reciprocal Trade Flight to Utah and Nevada. Lindsay Hopkins, Atlanta capitalist, middle, accompanied the flyer. They are shown greeted by E. P. Querl, aviation manager of Chamber of Commerce. Handwritten on negative: L to R Capt Eddie Rickenbacker, Lindsay Hopkins, E. P. Querl Text from negative sleeve: Rickenbacker, Eddie (WWI ace flyer) x
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11351 ark:/21198/zz002h9cjx
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Air pilots--American--California--Los Angeles Men Airplanes--American--California--Los Angeles Hopkins, Lindsay Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973 Querl, Elmer P., 1887-1964
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