Anthony Fokker shakes hands with James A. Talbot as Mrs. Fokker and others look on, [Montebello?], [1928]

Item Overview

Title

Anthony Fokker shakes hands with James A. Talbot as Mrs. Fokker and others look on, [Montebello?], [1928]

Date Created

[between June - July, 1928]

Date

1928-06/1928-07

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Several men and women stand in front of the side of an airplane. At center, from left to right, Anthony Fokker and James A. Talbot stand in profile, facing one another, as they shake each other's hand. Directly behind them, Violet Fokker is flanked by 2 unidentified men as she looks on. A man and woman stand behind and to the left of the group at center. Harris M. Hanshue and another man stand to the right of the group at center. Harris M. Hanshue looks directly to the camera. Behind the entire group, the aircraft's passenger windows are visible at left and along the side of the plane at right, a graphic reads, "[RIC]HFIEL[D] [G]ASOLIN[E] [...] POWER."
Similar photographs are captioned, "Left to right are James Talbot, president of the Richfield Oil; Anthony Fokker, famous designer of the Fokker plane; Mrs Fokker, Harris Hanshue, Western Air Express President, and C. H. Fuller, Richfield vice-president," Los Angeles Times, 01 Jun. 1928: G6, and, "Out From the East Interior of new Fokker, which arrived yesterday, and James A. Talbot, A. H. G. Fokker and Mrs Fokker," Los Angeles Times, 06 Jun. 1928: A11
Possibly related to the articles, “GIANT FOKKER DUE HERE TODAY: Plane Brings Distinguished Visitors,” Los Angeles Times, 01 Jul. 1928: G6, and/or, "THREE FOKKERS BRING NOTABLES: De Luxe Ship Arrives from East With Designer Two Others Carry Bankers to State Convention Plane Builder Forecasts Great Aviation Era," Los Angeles Times, 06 Jun. 1928: A11

Caption

Handwritten text from negative sleeve: Fokker, A. H. G. + Mrs.
Typescript from negative: Anthony Fokker shakes hands with James A. Talbot while Mrs Fokker (center) looks on.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Hanshue, Harris Mathewson, 1881-1937
Fokker, Violet Austman, 1900-1929
Fokker, Anthony H. G. (Anthony Herman Gerard), 1890-1939
Talbot, James Arnold, 1879-1936

Location

Montebello (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Business people--Dutch--California--Montebello
Meetings--California--Montebello
Business people--American--California--Montebello
Aircraft--American--California--Montebello
Shaking hands--California--Montebello