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De Havilland DH.60M Moth biplane on the ground during the filming of Contact, Nairobi, 1932

Description:
De Havilland DH.60M Moth, with registration number VP-KAI on top of wings, on open grassland, with 4 men nearby, 1 white man in light clothing and hat, 3 black men in dark shirts, shorts, and tall hats, with another plane's wing visible at far left, letter N on wing. Photographed during the filming of Contact.
Date:
November 1932-December 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Rotha (Paul) Papers, 1914-1980
De Havilland DH.60M Moth biplane on the ground during the filming of Contact, Nairobi, 1932

Three Iraqi men standing next to a brick wall during the filming of Contact, Baghdad, 1932

Description:
"Contact" (1933) is a documentary film by Paul Rotha. Made for Imperial Airways and sponsored by Shell-Mex and BP Ltd, "Contact" shows the construction of an airplane and how air travel was opening up the world. It was filmed in England and along air routes in the Middle East, Africa and Athens.
Date:
November 1932-December 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Rotha (Paul) Papers, 1914-1980
Three Iraqi men standing next to a brick wall during the filming of Contact, Baghdad, 1932

Filmmaker Paul Rotha, with Margaret Rotha and local men, filming next to an ancient wall, Baghdad, 1932

Description:
"Contact" (1933) is a documentary film by Paul Rotha. Made for Imperial Airways and sponsored by Shell-Mex and BP Ltd, "Contact" shows the construction of an airplane and how air travel was opening up the world. It was filmed in England and along air routes in the Middle East, Africa and Athens.
Date:
November 1932-December 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Rotha (Paul) Papers, 1914-1980
Filmmaker Paul Rotha, with Margaret Rotha and local men, filming next to an ancient wall, Baghdad, 1932

Portrait Iraqi of men and children, Baghdad, 1932

Description:
"Contact" (1933) is a documentary film by Paul Rotha. Made for Imperial Airways and sponsored by Shell-Mex and BP Ltd, "Contact" shows the construction of an airplane and how air travel was opening up the world. It was filmed in England and along air routes in the Middle East, Africa and Athens.
Date:
November 1932-December 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Rotha (Paul) Papers, 1914-1980
Portrait Iraqi of men and children, Baghdad, 1932

Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Description:
Collection of approximately 800 digitized photographs and other items collected by Walter L. Gordon, Jr. and given to William C. Beverly, Jr., who donated the collection to UCLA. Collection includes photos given to Walter by his former boss, Charlotta Bass, publisher of the California Eagle, as well as other photos he collected. Photos largely depict African American social life and family life in 1940s Los Angeles and feature celebrities, athletes, politicians, lawyers, and other notable people of the era.
Date:
1940s