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. 21-year-old Stanley Lewis of 1822 1/2 Cedar Street, Alhambra tells of falling at speeds of 125 miles an hour and the times when he has narrowly escaped death due to parachute malfunctions. Photograph appears with the article, "Weekly Plane Jumps Enjoyed by Alhambran," Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr 1936: 11. Text from negative sleeve: 4741 Apr 12 1936 Stanley Lewis of San Gabriel Parachute Jumper 4-7-36 Handwritten on negative: Stanley Lewis Text from newspaper caption: Stanley Lewis of Alhambra buckles on his parachute in preparation for making one of his weekly jumps from over Monrovia Field from a plane piloted by Ted Hamm of California Air SErvice. His Sunday dives have thrilled thousands of spectators for months and he says he gets a bigger thrill than any of the onlookers. He recently escaped death by a narrow margin when his two 'chutes became entangled. Stanley holds a large parachute bundle in front of him as he stands in front of a biplane.
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_13934 ark:/21198/zz002j7f1n
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Biplanes--American--California--Alhambra Stunt performers--California--Alhambra Parachutists--California--Alhambra Lewis, Stanley
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