Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
42 images. Airport layout (Behind the scenes), 6 October 1953. John Wayne (Actor) Ron Williams (Customs inspector) Ardis Gerard (clerk in flower shop) Jackie Tracy (Public address system) John L. Frazee (District forecaster) Harold Harvey (District forecaster) Communications system Grounds landscaped with flowers Louis Bauer (Pilot) Elmer Eiserman (Pilot) Bob Ryman (washing plane) Chuck Butler (washing plane) Joseph J. Schumacher (Immigrant inspector) Harold Zinger Conroy McCorkle (Air express department). Supplementary material reads: "Captions for Airport 'Behind the Scenes' layout. Unnumbered Negs.: U.S. Customs -- Actor John Wayne, right, almost a 'commuter' to Mexico, watches while Customs Inspector Ron Williams pokes through his luggage on return by Compania Mexicana de Aviacion plane, which makes L.A. Airport truly 'International.' Like most travelers, Wayne 'wished he'd packed a little more carefully' when Inspector opens up the kiesters. Lapp Negs. 9-10: Flower shop? Sure, in a real tropical setting, where clerk Ardis Gerard puts orchid leis, just in from Hawaii by air, on Ruth Elder, daring and renowned aviatrix who flew the Atlantic -- almost -- in 1927 going down in the water just short of goal. (There's also barbershop, back branch, at airport, plus gift shops, newsstands, etc.) Supplementary material continues: "Lapp Negs... 3/4: Hunger is a big item with travelers, keeping a battery of cooks busy behind the scenes at Flight Deck restaurant. Here Maitre d' Tommy Maruca, foreground, business suit, checks on busy chefs who can turn up almost any delicacy on a moment's notice. 28/29: Unseen voice behind public address system here is Jackie Tracy, who shares duties with six other girls, around the clock. All must speak English, spanish and French to qualify for work never 'ad lib'. The card index is her complete script, with a card for every situation, giving her exact wording to speak into microphone, and it adds up to some 950 announcements a day.[For complete information, please see original sleeve].
Type
image
Format
42 photographs : negatives, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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