A press photo, Herbert Hoover Jr. at radio post, Los Angeles, 23 March 1929
Entry/Object ID
2015.259.1.1
Description
A press photo, Herbert Hoover Jr. at radio post, Los Angeles, 23 March 1929. President Herbert Hoover's son is at the controls of a radio communications center, with a typewriter in front. He sits with half his body directly in the sun, he wears headphones on his head. At the right side are several dials and meters. The image includes a typed description, Hoover Jr. supervised wireless communications between passenger and flight airplanes of Western Air Express Airport and the ground station. The image is in good condition with minor surface soiling, and moderate warping.
