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Opening day, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929

Description: 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".
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Date: 1929
Call number: photCL Whitt 3148
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Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929

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A view of the main building, grand stands, and hangars at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale. The names painted on the hangars are "Tat" and "Pickwick". There are a few airplanes parked outside the hangars.

photCL Whitt 2811 ; Whitt neg. 2755

Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929

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photCL Whitt 2810 ; Whitt neg. 2756

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

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

Opening day, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929

Visual Materials

Crowds line the runway on the opening day of the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale, watching an airplane and a group of men on the runway. The men on the runway are wearing white coveralls with "Warren School of Aeronautics" on the back. The hangar in the background is still under construction.

photCL Whitt 2815 ; Whitt neg. 2781

Grand Central Air Terminal under construction, Glendale. 1929

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A slightly elevated view of the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale during construction. There are numerous automobiles parked in the hanger and a few trucks and a steamroller out near the runway.

photCL Whitt 2806 ; Whitt neg. 2773

Opening day, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929

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