Airplanes on runway, Fairchild Aerial Survey. approximately 1940

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  Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929

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  Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 17, 1930

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  Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 19, 1930

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