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Culver City Airport formal opening, Culver City. May 9, 1930

Description: A panoramic view of the formal opening of the Culver City Airport. A group of female aviators, members of the Ninety-Nines, stand in a row, wearing coveralls, goggles, and other flight attire, and there are several airplanes parked on the left. The airport was owned and operated by Miss Margaret Perry. There is a hangar on the right, and a crowd of people stand between it and the aviatrixes. Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "Formal Opening Culver City Airport ; May 9th, 1930 ; Miss. Margaret Perry. Owner & Operator ; Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston."
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Date: May 9, 1930
Call number: photCL 470 (195)
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Official opening and dedication of United Airport, Burbank. May 30, 1930

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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."

photCL 470 (193)

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."

photCL 470 (192)

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, 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."

photCL 470 (194)

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

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A panoramic view of Los Angeles International Airport on the day of its dedication. There are long rows of parked automobiles in the center and left side of the image, separated from the road on the right by a fence. Two officers in uniform stand near the entrance in the fence. The terminal and some hangars are in the background on the left, and there is another hangar for Moreland Aircraft Inc. on the far right. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Los Angeles Airport Dedication ; June 7. 1930." and "Photo by ; F.M. Huddleston".

photCL 470 (196)

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

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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)

Culver City Speedway, Culver City. December 14, 1924

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A panoramic view of the short-lived Culver City Speedway. The track, which was only open from 1924 to 1927, was a banked board track near the corner of what are now Culver Boulevard and Overland Avenue. The image is taken from the grandstands, facing the infield where there are hundreds of people and numerous automobiles. Most of the cars are parked in the lot on the far left. Writing in white at bottom of image reads "Speedway Culver City, Calif. Dec. 14 - 1924". There is a stamp to the right of that text which reads "Pettit's Studio ; commercial photographers ; 1416 W. Pico Ave. ; Richmond 8534 ; Los Angeles 15, Calif."

photCL 470 (068)

Culver City Airport formal opening, Culver City. May 9, 1930

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