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Official opening and dedication of United Airport, Burbank. May 30, 1930

Description: A slightly elevated panoramic view of United Airport in Burbank on the day of its official opening and dedication. The Spanish style terminal building is in the center, with the Pacific Air Transport building on the right and a hangar on the left. Parked automobiles stretch across the foreground and into the distance on the right, and a large crowd of people gather around an open grassy area in front of the terminal building. There are rows of airplanes parked on the runways beyond the terminal building, and the Good Year blimp is mostly blocked by the same building. The finding aid describes the airplanes as "military airplanes". Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "Photo by F.M. Huddleston ; Official Opening & Dedication ; of ; United Airport. 5-30-1930."
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Date: May 30, 1930
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Official opening and dedication of United Airport, Burbank. May 30, 1930

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of United Airport in Burbank on the day of its official opening and dedication. The Spanish style terminal building is in the center, with the Pacific Air Transport building on the right and a hangar on the left. Parked automobiles stretch across the foreground and into the distance on the right. There are rows of airplanes parked on the runways beyond the terminal building, as well as the Good Year blimp. The finding aid describes the airplanes as "military airplanes". Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston ; Official Opening & Dedication ; of ; United Airport. May 30, 1930."

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Official opening and dedication of United Airport, Burbank. May 30, 1930

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of United Airport in Burbank on the day of its official opening and dedication. The Spanish style terminal building is in the center, with the Pacific Air Transport building on the right. Parked automobiles stretch across the foreground, and a crowd of people stand around an open grassy area in front of the terminal building. There are rows of airplanes parked on the runways beyond the terminal building, and most of the Good Year blimp is blocked by the terminal. The finding aid describes the airplanes as "military airplanes". Writing in white in the bottom left corner reads "Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston ; Official Opening & Dedication ; United Airport. May 30, 1930."

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United Airport runway, Burbank. April 26, 1930

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A panoramic view of the runway at United Airport in Burbank. The photograph was taken from the opposite side of the runway, facing the buildings and crowds. The white, Spanish-style terminal building is just left of center, with the Pacific Air Transport building to the left and two hangars to the right. There are numerous rows of airplanes parked on perpendicular runways on either side of the terminal building. The finding aid describes these airplanes as "military airplanes". There are hundreds of parked automobiles on the far right and left. Writing in white in the bottom, left of center, reads "No 4 Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston ; 4-26-1930".

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United Airport and military airplanes, Burbank. April 26, 1930

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of runways at United Airport in Burbank. The photograph was probably taken from the terminal building, with the Pacific Air Transport building is on the right. There are six rows of three airplanes parked in formation on the left, and at least seven rows of three larger airplanes parked on a perpendicular runway on the right. Beyond the planes on the right there are dozens more planes, closely parked in rows of six to ten. The finding aid describes these airplanes as "military airplanes"--some of the larger biplanes are US Army bombers, including the Curtiss B-2 and the Keystone LB-6.. There are crowds of people on the raised viewing area where the photographer is, some in military uniforms, as well as hundreds more on the ground facing the airplanes. Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston ; 4-26-1930".

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United Airport and military airplanes, Burbank. April 26, 1930

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of runways at United Airport in Burbank. The photograph was probably taken from the Pacific Air Transport building. The Spanish-style terminal is in the center, with a pair of hangars beyond it, on the left. The parking lot is partially filled with automobiles, and people are walking around the terminal building and on the roads. In the center of the foreground there is a fenced off area with two parked airplanes that have people lined up around them to look in the cockpit. There are rows of three airplanes both on the right and beyond the terminal building. The finding aid describes these airplanes as "military airplanes". Writing in white in the bottom left corner reads "No. 3 Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston ; 4-26-1930".

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United Airport and military airplanes, Burbank. April 26, 1930

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of United Airport in Burbank. The Spanish style terminal building is on the left, next to a runway with one airplane parked on it. There is a Pacific Air Transport building just left of the center of the image, beyond which are numerous military and civilian airplanes. The roads leading up to the buildings are filled with parked automobiles, and the areas facing the runway are packed with spectators. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "United Airport ; Burbank, Calif.", and writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston ; 4-26-1930".

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Official opening and dedication of United Airport, Burbank. May 30, 1930

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