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Title: Why material conservation?
Date(s): 1940/1949, 1940, 1949
Contributor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (photographer), Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (originator)
Description: Santa Monica CA- Employees of Douglas Aircraft Companys plant here studies one of many material conservation posters erected throughout the shop. That they are taking the lesson to heart is evidenced by tremendous reductions in the percentage of scrap to raw material handled, thereby saving valuable time and conserving the precious materials that make airplanes.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation's Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II)
Hagley ID: PC20110418_265
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Planes
Date(s): 1940/1949, 1940, 1949
Contributor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (photographer), Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (originator)
Description: Wings for Victory by Douglas
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation's Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II)
Hagley ID: PC20110407_906
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: The Dauntless strikes again
Date(s): 1940/1949, 1940, 1949
Contributor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (photographer), Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (originator)
Description: Santa Monica CA- A place of honor in democracys hall of fame foes to this type of Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber after the historic battle of the Coral Sea. In a special message to the employees of Douglas Aircraft Company, Rear Admiral John H. Towers, Chief of the Navys Bureau of Aeronauts, told how SBDs built by Douglas attacked and destroyed or damaged numerous Jap warships. The Dauntless is a two place dive bomber, equipped with Wright Cyclone engine and designed for carrier operation.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation's Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II)
Hagley ID: PC20110407_908
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Planes
Date(s): 1940/1949, 1940, 1949
Contributor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (photographer), Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (originator)
Description: Wings for Victory by Douglas
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation's Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II)
Hagley ID: PC20110407_907
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Planes
Date(s): 1940/1949, 1940, 1949
Contributor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (photographer), Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (originator)
Description: Wings for Victory by Douglas
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation's Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II)
Hagley ID: PC20110407_909
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Night production of night fighters
Date(s): 1940/1949, 1940, 1949
Contributor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (photographer), Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (originator)
Description: Santa Monica CA- Along brilliantly lit assembly lines of Douglas Aircraft Companys plant here, night crews are rushing production of DB-7B attackers bombers, recently acclaimed as night fighters in the defense of blacked out Britain. Equipped with heavy armament self sealing fuel tanks and armor plating, these ships are proving swift and deadly in interception and downing Nazi raiders. R.A.F. early designated the DB-7 type the Boston and more recent the Havoc. Under a backlog in excess of ...
Show moreSanta Monica CA- Along brilliantly lit assembly lines of Douglas Aircraft Companys plant here, night crews are rushing production of DB-7B attackers bombers, recently acclaimed as night fighters in the defense of blacked out Britain. Equipped with heavy armament self sealing fuel tanks and armor plating, these ships are proving swift and deadly in interception and downing Nazi raiders. R.A.F. early designated the DB-7 type the Boston and more recent the Havoc. Under a backlog in excess of $400,000,000 nearly 28,000 Douglas employees are working around the clock on attack ships, dive bombers and military transports for Americans and Britain.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation's Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II)
Hagley ID: PC20110525_897
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Douglas DC-4 under construction
Date(s): 1938-04-28
Contributor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (photographer), Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (originator)
Description: Giant fuselage of the Douglas DC-4, being lowered over the 139 foot wing of this colossus of the skies. The plane, now rapidly approaching test flights at the Douglas plant in Santa Monica, CA will carry 42 passengers, a crew of 5 and a heavy cargo at 240 miles per hour. Its cruising range reaches 2200 miles. The plane is being constructed by Douglas for the five major airlines of the United Sates. It will have a supercharged cabin for Substratosphere flying and tricycle landing gear.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation's Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II)
Hagley ID: PC20110413_225
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Greetings to Hirohito
Date(s): 1940/1949, 1940, 1949
Contributor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (photographer), Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (originator)
Description: Long Beach CA- As this swift and deadly attack bomber rolled off production lines of Douglas Aircraft Companys blackout plant here, the first for 1942, Douglas employees tagged it: With New Years greetings to Emperor Hirohito from 130,000,000 Americans! Careful precautions were taken to avoid disclosing the unprecedented fire and striking power of their aerial calling card. As with most of the aircraft industry, all Douglas plants forsook a New Years holiday and kept their production lines...
Show moreLong Beach CA- As this swift and deadly attack bomber rolled off production lines of Douglas Aircraft Companys blackout plant here, the first for 1942, Douglas employees tagged it: With New Years greetings to Emperor Hirohito from 130,000,000 Americans! Careful precautions were taken to avoid disclosing the unprecedented fire and striking power of their aerial calling card. As with most of the aircraft industry, all Douglas plants forsook a New Years holiday and kept their production lines humming through all shifts. When this craft rolled out in the early hours of January 1, personnel of the Long Beach final assembly department selected it as a death dealing symbols of their good will for Nippon. It was one of a steady procession of such symbols for the new blackout plant is now in full production of the great wings that thunder Americas answer to treachery and aggression.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation's Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II)
Hagley ID: PC20110524_886
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Douglas Skymaster Army C54 Combat Transport
Date(s): 1940/1949, 1940, 1949
Contributor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (photographer), Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (originator)
Description: Making final check on the C-54 functional model in plexiglas are left to right: Don Evans, foreman LaMar Bluth, who designed the transparent C-54, Jim Bishop and Robin Swihart. The switches operate lights at all stations throughout the model.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation's Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II)
Hagley ID: PC20110413_222
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Planes
Date(s): 1940/1949, 1940, 1949
Contributor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (photographer), Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (originator)
Description: Wings for Victory by Douglas
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation's Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II)
Hagley ID: PC20110407_905
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Woman parking her bike at work
Date(s): 1939/1945, 1939, 1945
Contributor(s): Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc. (photographer), Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (originator)
Description: Workers-Factory and Office. Line of bicycles at Douglas Aircraft Company.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation's Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II)
Hagley ID: PC20110307_479
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States collections

Title: Delta Air Lines airplane taking off
Date(s): 1974
Creator: Delta Air Lines
Contributor(s): Atlantic Aviation Corporation (originator), Du Pont, Henry Belin, 1898-1970 (associated name)
Description: Douglas DC-8 jet airliner. Southern Airlines hangar visible in background at right.
Collection ID: Atlantic Aviation Corporation photographs (Accession 1999.223)
Hagley ID: 1999223_01_01_006
Collection: Atlantic Aviation Corporation photographs

Title: Douglas DB-7 Boston intruder aircraft
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Douglas Aircraft Company (originator)
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00032
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Douglas B-19 'Junior' bomber aircraft
Date(s): 1941
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Douglas Aircraft Company (originator)
Description: Text on verso: 'Wings for Victory' by Douglas
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00058
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Douglas Aircraft to Employ 600 Men
Date(s): 1939-11-06
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Lammot, 1909-1964 (former owner), Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (photographer)
Description: Text on verso: 'Santa Monica, CA - With a backlog of $80,000,000 worth of military and commercial planes reported contracted for, the Douglas Aircraft Corporation expects to have approximately 17,000 workers in its Santa Monica plant within the next eight months. 6000 of these men will be placed during the next six months to augment the present payroll of 11,000. Photo shows part of the crowd of men making out applications for employment at the Douglas Aircraft Factory.'
Collection ID: Lammot du Pont, Jr. collection of aeronautical photographs (Accession 1975.360)
Hagley ID: 75360_00609
Collection: Lammot du Pont, Jr. aeronautical collection

Title: Army-Navy Instrumentation Program
Date(s): 1953
Description: From the film's illustrated narrative: "The Army-Navy Instrumentation Program (ANIP) was conceived in 1953 for the purpose of providing a new concept of flight data instrumentation which would make possible the optimum use of performance capability and true all weather operation of aircraft. One of the objectives of ANIP was to unburden the pilot by providing carefully designed, artificially generated, more natural displays. The concept is seen to be applicable to many forms of man-machine...
Show moreFrom the film's illustrated narrative: "The Army-Navy Instrumentation Program (ANIP) was conceived in 1953 for the purpose of providing a new concept of flight data instrumentation which would make possible the optimum use of performance capability and true all weather operation of aircraft. One of the objectives of ANIP was to unburden the pilot by providing carefully designed, artificially generated, more natural displays. The concept is seen to be applicable to many forms of man-machine systems. Developments of the long range program would appear to be applicable to surface vessels, submarines and ground vehicles as well as aircraft." Produced by Royal Titles & Animation, Los Angeles, California.
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Collection ID: Sperry Gyroscope Company Division photographs and films (1986.273)
Hagley ID: FILM_1986273_FC135
Collection: Film and Video

Title: Live Via Early Bird
Date(s): 1965
Description: The story of Intelsat I (also known as "Early Bird"), the world's first commercial communications satellite sent into geosynchronous orbit. Describes the formation of the Communications Satellite Corporation (later know as the COMSAT Corporation), American Congressional approval of COMSAT's Early Bird program, and the development, launch, and maintenance of the Intelsat satellite. Details how Intelsat maintains constant telecommunication between the Earth stations of North America and Europe,...
Show moreThe story of Intelsat I (also known as "Early Bird"), the world's first commercial communications satellite sent into geosynchronous orbit. Describes the formation of the Communications Satellite Corporation (later know as the COMSAT Corporation), American Congressional approval of COMSAT's Early Bird program, and the development, launch, and maintenance of the Intelsat satellite. Details how Intelsat maintains constant telecommunication between the Earth stations of North America and Europe, enabling live television broadcasting across the Atlantic. Executive producers: Bill Gibson and Matthew Gordon. Production supervisors: Jack Gabrielson and Ray Henry. Script: Walter Wise. Editing: Bob Curtis. Narration: Art Balinger. Music: Eddie Norton. Animation: Reel/3.
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Collection ID: MCI Communications Corporation photographs and audiovisual materials (2000.239)
Hagley ID: FILM_2000239_FC13
Collection: MCI Communications Corporation collections