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1930 American Library Association Convention, view 13

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Order Number	00077047
Title	1930 American Library Association Convention, view 13
Collection ID	Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection
Location/Accession	N-004-488.13 4x5
Date	1930
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 14 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	Author Rachel Field is shown aboard a T.A.T.-Maddux air-liner at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale. Field's book "Hitty, Her First Hundred Years" was the recipient of the 1930 Newbery Award which was announced at the American Library Association convention held that year at the Los Angeles Public Library's Central Library. As a publicity stunt, Fields was notified of the honor while in flight above the Cajon Pass when California State Librarian Milton J. Ferguson broke the news from another plane via the radio.
Publisher	Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
Subject	Field, Rachel,--1894-1942. Maddux Airlines. Grand Central Air Terminal (Glendale, Calif.). Grand Central Airport (Glendale, Calif.). American Library Association. Newbery Award. Radio--Transmitters and transmission. Conventions. Airplanes. Airports. Authors--United States. Authors, American. Authors. Women. Glendale (Calif.).
Sub-Collection Name	Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Photo Collection