Visual Materials

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 17, 1930

Description: A slightly elevated panoramic view of the dedication celebration of Western Air Express in Alhambra. There is a white terminal building in the center, decorated with red, white, and blue bunting, and a hangar on the right, similarly decorated. There is a large airplane between the two buildings, a smaller airplane in the bottom right corner, and a platform with people on it adjacent to the hangar. A tightly packed crowd surrounds the planes and platform, and stretches back as far as the terminal building. The Good Year blimp is floating just above the runway in the background. There are long lines of parked automobiles on the left. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Dedication W.A.E. ; 4-17-1930. ; Photo by F.M. Huddleston."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: April 17, 1930
Call number: photCL 470 (181)
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 17, 1930

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of the dedication celebration of Western Air Express in Alhambra. There is a white terminal building on the left, decorated with red, white, and blue bunting, and a hangar on the right, similarly decorated. There is a large airplane between the two buildings, a smaller airplane in the bottom right corner, and a platform with people on it adjacent to the hangar. A tightly packed crowd surrounds the planes and platform, and stretches back as far as the terminal building. The Good Year blimp is parked on the runway in the background. Writing in white in the bottom right reads "Photo by F.M. Huddleston ; Dedication W.A.E. 4-17-1930."

photCL 470 (180)

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 17, 1930

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of the dedication celebration of Western Air Express in Alhambra. There is a white terminal building on the left, decorated with red, white, and blue bunting, and a hangar on the right, similarly decorated. There is a large airplane between the two buildings, and a platform with people on it adjacent to the hangar. A tightly packed crowd surrounds the plane and platform, and stretches back as far as the terminal building. There are parked automobiles on the far left, and a runway in the background. Writing in white in the center bottom reads "Dedication W.A.E. 4-17-1930. ; Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston."

photCL 470 (179)

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 17, 1930

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of the runway at the Western Air Express dedication celebration in Alhambra. The photograph was taken from the opposite side of the runway, facing the event, with the white terminal building on the right and two hangars in the center. A large airplane is parked in front of the crowd of people between the terminal building and the hangars, and some smaller airplanes are parked in and around the hangar on the left. There is one slightly blurry airplane flying over the runway, just right of center. At the far right and left there are residential areas. Two men stand next to a row of cones/lights on the left.

photCL 470 (183)

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 19, 1930

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of the runway at the Western Air Express dedication celebration in Alhambra. The photograph was taken from the opposite side of the runway, facing the event, with the white terminal building on the right and two hangars in the center. Two large airplanes are parked in front of the crowd of people between the terminal building and the hangars, and some smaller airplanes are parked in and around the hangar on the left. A smaller airplane is taxiing off the runway towards the hangars. There are numerous parked automobiles on the far left, and residential areas on the far left and right. Writing in white in the bottom left corner reads "4-19-30 ; Photo by F.M. Huddleston".

photCL 470 (184)

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 17, 1930

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of the runway at the Western Air Express dedication celebration in Alhambra. The photograph was taken from the opposite side of the runway, facing the event, with the white terminal building on the far right and two hangars in the center. Two large airplanes are parked in front of the crowd of people between the terminal building and the hangars, and some smaller airplanes are parked in and around the hangar on the left. There are numerous parked automobiles on the far left.

photCL 470 (182)

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)

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 17, 1930

Opening Hours

Admission Info and Tickets

You might also be interested in

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 17, 1930

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 17, 1930

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 17, 1930

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 19, 1930

Western Air Express dedication, Alhambra. April 17, 1930

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