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Title
Roscoe Turner, aviator, fixing a car tire, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued
November 5, 1935
1935-11-05
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
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds.
Roscoe Turner squats by a car tire to change it. He holds a crank handle tool in his right hand. He is jacketless and his shirt sleeves are rolled up. He wears two-color brogues.
Handwritten text from negative sleeve: 4112 - [stamped:] DEC 20 1935 [end stamped] Roscoe Turner Aviator 11/5/35
Handwritten on negative: 104 104 Roscoe Turner
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_13118
ark:/21198/zz002hn816
Subject
Automobiles
Air pilots--American
Automobiles--Tires--Repairing
Automobiles--Tires
Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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