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Opening day, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929
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Opening day, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929
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Crowds line the runway on the opening day of the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale, watching the two planes that are parked on the runway. The nearer plane is an old biplane with the seat mounted in front of the engine. The plane in the background is a much larger passenger plane with "Maddux Airlines" painted on the side.
photCL Whitt 2814 ; Whitt neg. 2782
Opening day, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929
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A crowd of people in a hangar of the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale, on the day of the airport's opening. The people are milling around a biplane parked inside the hangar.
photCL Whitt 2813 ; Whitt neg. 2751
Opening day, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929
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Men in suits and hats stand on a platform on the opening day of the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale. The side of the platform is decorated with United States flags and bunting.
photCL Whitt 2812 ; Whitt neg. 2784
Opening day, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929
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A panoramic view of opening day events at Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale. People and cars line the left side of the runway, while on the far side there are numerous airplanes parked in front of hangars. A note in the lower right corner reads "Photo by 'Dick' Whittington ; L.A. ; 1929".
photCL Whitt 3148
Grand Central Air Terminal under construction, Glendale. 1929
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A view of the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale during construction. The photograph was taken at the end of a runway that begins amid hangars and other buildings. There are automobiles and a steamroller on the far end of the runway.
photCL Whitt 2808 ; Whitt neg. 2771
Grand Central Air Terminal under construction, Glendale. 1929
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A view of a hangar at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale during construction. The ground outside the hangar is rough and unpaved, and there are three or four automobiles parked in and around the building.
photCL Whitt 2809 ; Whitt neg. 2772