Flight attendant, Carole A. Gerdon, fired by Continental Airlines for being overweight, Los Angeles, Calif., 1974

Item Overview

Title
Flight attendant, Carole A. Gerdon, fired by Continental Airlines for being overweight, Los Angeles, Calif., 1974
Photographer
Rogers, Art
Date Created
August 6, 1974
Publisher
Los Angeles Times
Language
No linguistic content
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Notes
Caption
BEFORE THE DECISION--Carole A. Gerdon, fired by Continental Airlines for exceeding the weight limit, enters court here.

Physical Description

Extent
1 photograph
Dimensions
5 x 5 cm.
Medium
b&w negative

Keywords

Genre
news photographs
Subjects
Discrimination against overweight women--California--Los Angeles County
Legal
People
Women--Employment--United States
Discrimination in employment--United States
Flight attendants--United States
Women--Social conditions
Body weight--United States
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Women--Clothing & dress--California--Los Angeles--1970-1980
Names
Continental Airlines--Employees
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_b736_278520
ARK
ark:/21198/zz0002ptp2
Manifest url
IIIF Manifest

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Rights contact
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Rights Holder
The Regents of the University of California
Rights Country
US
License
Creative Commons License
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