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Photographs and Negatives

Description

Photographs documenting Northrop Corporation's products, facilities, employees, and related topics from its beginnings through approximately 1990. The majority of photographs date from the 1940s through 1960s. Primarily 8 x 10-inch black-and-white prints, there are also some film negatives, color slides, and some ephemera. All formats are filed together. The last series contains photographs of the Ryan Aeronautical Company, which was eventually absorbed by Northrop in 1999.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1934-1990 (bulk 1940s-1960s)
Call number
Series 3
Creator
Northrop Grumman Corporation(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Northrop Grumman Corporation, October 2011.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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