C. N. "Jimmie" James climbing into plane for first transcontinental night mail flight service in Los Angeles, 1929

Item Overview

Title: C. N. "Jimmie" James climbing into plane for first transcontinental night mail flight service in Los Angeles, 1929
Date Created: May 2, 1929
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Notes

Description: Photo appears with article "Night Flyer Essays to Bring Oceans Closer: SUN-DODGER AIR MAIL OFF First Night-Flying Transcontinental Plane Roars East, Inaugurating Service," Los Angeles Times, 02 May 1929: A17.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: James, Jimmy. Aviator.
Text from newspaper caption: Loading Mail for First Night Flight: Pilot "Jimmie" James Climbing into Cockpit

Physical Description

Extent: 1 photograph
Dimensions: 10 x 12.5 cm.
Medium: b&w glass negative

Keywords

Genre: news photographs
Subjects: Transportation
Air mail service--United States
People
Biplanes--United States--1920-1930
Letter carriers--California, Southern
Air pilots--California
Transcontinental flights
Names: James, C. N. (Charlie Negus), 1898-1964
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image

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Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclalat_1429_b3708_G2122
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002p224
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