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[Pangborn, Reed, and Lambla with tow car]
Photograph of Clyde Pangborn (left), Alfred E. Lambla (center), and Ralph Reed (right) posing with a tow car on beach in Los Angeles, California, circa 1921. A Curtiss JN-4 Jenny is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "Pang."
[Aerial view of Sprott Airport, California]
Aerial photograph of Sprott Airport, Los Angeles, California, November 14, 1935.Inscription: "(V3-93M-23)(11-14-35-1P)(12-5500) Airport Sprott, Los Angeles, Calif."Stamped on verso: "Official Photo. Credit to be given 23rd Photo Section. Air Corps, U.S. Army."Item from the Lee Embree photograph album, circa 1920s-1970s. Album contains one hundred forty (140) photographs and one (1) clipping and…
[Instructor and students at aerial photography lecture]
Photograph of an instructor showing photography equipment to students during an aerial photography lecture at Los Angeles City College, California, February 25, 1941.Inscription: "(GIA-92L-32AB)(2-25-41). Air Corps photography lecture at Los Angeles City College. (Copy)."Item from the Lee Embree photograph album, circa 1920s-1970s. Album contains one hundred forty (140) photographs and one (1)…
[Students at aerial photography lecture]
Photograph of students at an aerial photography lecture at Los Angeles City College, California, February 25, 1941. The class is taught by two Army Air Corps serviceman.Inscription: "(GIB-92L-32AB)(2-25-41). Air Corps photography lecture at Los Angeles City College. (Copy)."Item from the Lee Embree photograph album, circa 1920s-1970s. Album contains one hundred forty (140) photographs and one (1)…
[U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen and family members dining at Palladium]
Photograph of members of the 54th Fighter Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces, and their family members dining at the Palladium, Los Angeles, California, May 25, 1942. Identified individuals include Joe McDonald, Lieutenant McDonald, Mrs. Joe McDonald, Lieutenant Arthur "Bud" Hustead, Lieutenant Dewey Crowe, Lieutenant Millard, Lieutenant Robert Neel, Mrs. James Austin, Major Thomas Walter Jackson, and…
[Footage from American Airlines flights to California and St. Louis (Missouri), circa 1939]
Film footage taken during two American Airlines flights, one to California and one between Tulsa (Oklahoma) and St. Louis (Missouri), circa 1939. Most of the footage is of the California trip and includes multiple aerial shots taken from an unidentified airliner, as well as on-the-ground travel footage taken in Phoenix (Arizona) and Los Angeles (California). Flight attendant Catherine Wingfield…
[1932 and 1933 National Air Races]
Film footage of the 1932 and 1933 National Air Races. The first segment features clips from the 1932 National Air Races, showing aircraft, pilots, officials, and spectators. Scenes include air races, aerobatics, parachute jumps, and formation flying. Several individuals are named in the title cards but do not clearly appear in the footage; some only appear at a distance while piloting their…
Ezra Meeker at Aviation Meet, Los Angeles, 1910 [postcard]
Postcard of Ezra Meeker (in covered wagon) and others at the Los Angeles International Air Meet, California, January 1910. In addition to Meeker and the wagon, the scene also features two men on horseback, an aircraft piloted by Louis Paulhan, and a crowd in the grandstand. Caption: "Ezra Meeker at Aviation Meet, Los Angeles, 1910." Text from original exhibit label: "A postcard of Ezra Meeker,…
[William P. Lear and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace in cockpit of Beech 18 aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear (left) and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace (right) in the cockpit of the Lovelace Foundation's Beech 18 aircraft, Los Angeles Airport, California, April 1960. The caption notes that the aircraft is outfitted with Lear equipment.Typed caption on verso: "Lear and Dr. Lovelace in the new Lovelace Foundation twin Beechcraft, completely equipped with Lear L-5/LIFE system and…
[William P. Lear and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace in cockpit of Beech 18 aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear (left) and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace (right) in the cockpit of the Lovelace Foundation's Beech 18 aircraft, Los Angeles Airport, California, April 1960. The caption notes that the aircraft is outfitted with Lear equipment. Typed caption on verso: "Lear and Dr. Lovelace in the new Lovelace Foundation twin Beechcraft, completely equipped with Lear L-5/LIFE system…