Name/Title
AERIAL VIEW OF NATIONAL AIR RACES, MINES FIELD, LOS ANGELES, 15 SEPTEMBER 1928Entry/Object ID
2003.198.1.2Description
AERIAL VIEW OF NATIONAL AIR RACES, MINES FIELD, LOS ANGELES, 15 SEPTEMBER 1928
Color: Black; White
An aerial photograph of the National Air Races at Mines Field, now Los Angles International Airport, 15 September 1928. The view is at 1,000 feet looking toward the northeast to the west of the main runway. At the lower center is the white main building, flanked by crosshatched roads and many parked cars along these roads. Just below the building are large crowds of spectators. The runway has a white line in chalk leading to a circle with a dot in the middle. Another white line moves at an angle west of the preceding line and circle. Many aircraft are discerned on the runway. Around the airport is largely undeveloped land, but at the top of the image is a more densely populated area leading towards downtown Los Angeles and, in the hazy horizon, the San Gabriel Mountains. At the lower left is a printed caption with the date, time, altitude and "NATIONAL AIR RACES, MINES FIELD, L.A. CALIF." On the reverse is a stamp from the 15th Photo Section of the U. S. Army Air Corps based in San Francisco. Except for light soiling on the back, one spot of foxing, and minor yellowing, the artifact is in good condition.
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Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, United States. Army. 15th Photo Section, Los Angeles (Calif.)--Aerial views, Airports--Los Angeles (Calif.), Aeronautics--Los Angeles (Calif.), Air shows--Los Angeles (Calif.), Aeronautics--Exhibitions--Los Angeles (Calif.)