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Order Number	00094549
Title	Heading up the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Photographer	White, Ben.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 88
Date	1963
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, designed by Swiss engineer Henri Bodmer, opened in 1963 and is a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The Tramway Valley Station, constructed between 1949-1963, was designed by Albert Frey and Robson C. Chambers and the Mountain Station, built in 1961, was designed by architect E. Stewart Williams. In 2000-2001, the Tramway updated its facilities and replaced the old cars with ones that rotate slowly, offering riders a 360° panoramic view.
Description	Photograph caption dated September 14, 1963 reads, "Each aerial car reaches a maximum height of 800 feet above the rocky crags and sharp precipices of the mountain face. This view, seen through a large window of a tram car, shows the rugged mountains adjacent to the tramway. Each ride lasts about 12 minutes."
Subject	Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Aerial tramways--California--Palm Springs. Mountains--California, Southern. National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks. Canyons--California--Riverside County. Chino Canyon (Riverside County, Calif.). San Jacinto Peak (Calif.). San Jacinto Mountains (Calif.). Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Bodmer, Henri.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection