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Los Angeles Airport: manuscript

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Description: The manuscript, written by Sherwood, covers the history of the Los Angeles International Airport, from the initial $12,500 airport bond issue presented by LA Mayor Fletcher Bowron in 1945 to the airport as it stood in 1979. Sherwood talks about the history of aviation and passenger air travel in California, the choice for the location of the airport, and the difficulties overcome in its construction. Also included are several black and white photographs as well as a blueprint: "Ultimate Boundaries of the Los Angeles Airport" (1945, March). Sherwood also talks about various airlines coming to the new airport. The scrapbook contains 70 pages of newspaper clippings all related to the airport bond issue of 1945.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1945-1979.
Call number: mssHM 73898-73899
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At the Los Angeles Airport

Visual Materials

Passengers boarding an American Airlines DC-7 aircraft at Los Angeles Airport. This is the Flagship Wisconsin, fleet number 323 on the nose landing gear door. A Volkwagen panel van is to the right.

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Los Angeles Municipal Airport, Los Angeles. 1930

Visual Materials

Sheep graze in a field at the Los Angeles Municipal Airport. There is a terminal building in the background with a windsock on the top of a tower.

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Los Angeles Airport dedication, Los Angeles. June 7, 1930

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A panoramic view of Los Angeles International Airport on the day of its dedication. There are long rows of parked automobiles in the center and left side of the image, separated from the road on the right by a fence. Two officers in uniform stand near the entrance in the fence. The terminal and some hangars are in the background on the left, and there is another hangar for Moreland Aircraft Inc. on the far right. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Los Angeles Airport Dedication ; June 7. 1930." and "Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston".

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Los Angeles Airport dedication, Los Angeles. June 7, 1930

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of Los Angeles International Airport on the day of its dedication, probably taken from the top of a hangar. There are dozens of airplanes parked in rows on the runway on the left, and rows of parked automobiles in a large lot on the right. There is a large white hangar in the center of the image, with a crowd of people on the left. Small groups of people are walking towards the crowds from the parking lot. There are vacant runways on the left. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston" and "Los Angeles Airport Dedication ; June 7. 1930."

photCL 470 (198)

Los Angeles Airport dedication, Los Angeles. June 7, 1930

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of Los Angeles International Airport on the day of its dedication. There are dozens of airplanes parked in rows facing the center of the image, where there is a large, open hangar, decorated with flags and bunting, and a crowd of people in front of it. There is a terminal building on the left and other hangars on the right. An unfinished hangar on the far right has numerous spectators sitting on the roof. The entire foreground is occupied by an empty runway. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Los Angeles Airport Dedication ; June 7. 1930." Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston".

photCL 470 (197)

United Airport, Burbank, Calif

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Aerial view of United Airport, which operated 1930-1934 and later became Bob Hope Airport (also commonly known as the Burbank Airport), in Burbank, California. View shows terminal building and runways.

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Los Angeles Airport: manuscript

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