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Photograph was edited for publication purposes The airport has been United Airport (1930-1934), Union Air Terminal (1934-1940), Lockheed Air Terminal (1940-1967), Hollywood-Burbank Airport (1967-1978), Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (1978-2003) and most recently Bob Hope Airport (2003-present). Photograph caption dated October 13, 1957 reads, "Field opens - Boeing P-12 pursuits and Keystone bombers wing over Lockheed Air Terminal as part of three-day opening ceremony on May 30, 1930. First named United Airport, field became Union Air Terminal in 1934 and Lockheed Air Terminal in 1941."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc Airport terminals--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Airport buildings--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Airports--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Airplanes--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Spectators--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Crowds--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Air pilots--United States Boeing P-12 (Fighter plane) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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