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Title
Various processes in construction of plastic plane, Burbank, CA, 1940
Creator
Dick Whittington Studio
Date Created and/or Issued
1940
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
"Dick" Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
Rights Information
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
For uses other than private, contact USC Libraries Special Collections at the e-mail given
USC Libraries Special Collections
specol@usc.edu
Description
14 photographs of various processes in construction of plastic plane, Burbank, CA, 1940. "Date: Fri[day]
Time: Before 9 A. M.
Operator: Dean
Meet: Jordan
For: West & Associates
At: Timm Aircraft
Job: same as yesterday, will be thru by noon
no pictures" -- on card 1 front. "Out of City
Day: 4
Mileage: 40" -- on card 1 back. "Date: Thur
Time: 9:30 A. M.
At: Timm Aircraft Co[mpany] - Burbank, state 51151
Job: all day, 25 to 40 shots
Deliver to & Ch[arge]: West & Assoc[iates]
Print Order: 1 ea[ch], 8x10, gl[ossy]
Promised: Sat. A. M." -- on card 2 front. "Out of City
Day: 6
No. of Negs.: 27
Illumination Used: (6 ext) (21 int, 1 flash bulb each)
Charge to: West & Associates" -- on card 2 back. "Subject: Various processes in construction of plastic plane
Agency: West & Assoc[iates]
Client: Timm Aircraft
#1 to 14 as 5x7s, #15 to 27 as also 8x10
Original Print Order: 1 #13, 5, 12 #13
Size: 8x10, 11x14
Finish: gl[ossy]
Re-Order: 12 #13, 3 #13, 3 ea[ch] #7, 8, 13
Size: 8x10
Job: 5-2-20
Year: 1940" -- on envelope front. "Operator's Report - Name: Dean & Andy
27 Original Photographs-Size
6 @2, 21 @ [ilg]
84 Miles: Transportation at7c: 2 trips
4 Hours: Time @ 2.00
Amount: 64.55, 5.60, 8.00" -- on envelope back.
Type
image
Format
14 photographs: b&w, negative, 5x7 in. in envelope
B/W Safety
5x7 in.
photographs
negatives
Identifier
whit-neh-91621
DW-1940-05-02-20~01...~20
http://doi.org/10.25549/whit-m9921
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/DW-1940-05-02-20~01.jpg
Subject
Dean
Andy
Jordan
Materials
Airplanes
Timm Aircraft Company
West & Associates
Victor Welding Equipment Co
Time Period
1940
Place
Burbank
California
California, Southern
Los Angeles
USA
Source
Job 1940-005-002-020 [Identifying Number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation
Dick" Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
Archive bag no. 3
Box no. 56
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