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Parachutist Frank Austin and parachute inventor Heard McClellan in an airfield, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Frank Austin and Heard McClellan wear parachute packs as they stand facing an airplane in an airfield. In 1926, the Aero Corporation of California was formed. Jack Frye was its President. The corporation operated out of an airfield along Western Avenue, between 94th and 104th Streets. This image appears with the photo page "Camera Reveals Taylor and Grange on Friendly Terms to Last," Los Angeles Times, 28 Jul. 1926: A12.
Date:
July 27, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Parachutist Frank Austin and parachute inventor Heard McClellan in an airfield, Los Angeles, 1926

Leon F. Douglass poses with his submarine camera, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
At center, inventor Leon F. Douglass poses with his submarine camera while aboard the Santa Rosa. He sits side-saddle on a bench. The base of the camera rests in front of him on the bench. A long tube extends vertically from the camera and out-of-frame. Leon F. Douglass holds onto the apparatus with both hands as he looks to camera. A deck of the Santa Rosa stretches across the background.
Date:
May, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Leon F. Douglass poses with his submarine camera, Los Angeles, 1935

Leon F. Douglass and his submarine camera, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
At center, inventor Leon F. Douglass stands on a set of stairs aboard the Santa Rosa. The stairs span 2 of the ship's decks. Leon F. Douglass stands midway up the steps and holds his invention, a submarine camera. The camera extends from the top of Leon F. Douglass' shoulder and down towards the lower deck.
Date:
May, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Leon F. Douglass and his submarine camera, Los Angeles, 1935

Parachutist Frank Austin and parachute inventor Heard McClellan in an airfield, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Frank Austin and Heard McClellan wear parachute packs as they stand facing an airplane in an airfield. In 1926, the Aero Corporation of California was formed. Jack Frye was its President. The corporation operated out of an airfield along Western Avenue, between 94th and 104th Streets. A similar image taken on the same occasion appears with the photo spread titled "Camera Reveals Taylor and Grange on Friendly Terms to Last," Los Angeles Times, 28 Jul. 1926: A12.
Date:
July 27, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Parachutist Frank Austin and parachute inventor Heard McClellan in an airfield, Los Angeles, 1926

Promissory notes between Normand Chandler and Lee de Forest, 1933

Description:
Notes promising payment made to Normand Chandler from Lee de Forest for a payment of $100. On the back of some other notes is witten: "2-26-34, pay to the order of Eldon Bisbee. Lee de Forest called himself "the father of radio" and did a lot of work on audio recording used in motion pictures. Norman Chandler was a publisher for LA Times.
Date:
1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Promissory notes between Normand Chandler and Lee de Forest, 1933