To rejoice its centennial 12 months, California’s Long Beach Airport (LGB) is releasing a sequence of 4 vintage-style posters which are positive to be collectible.
The primary poster, pictured above, is titled “Early Days of Aviation.” This poster celebrates the early 1900s when Lengthy Seashore’s sandy shoreline served because the runway.
On this poster, onlookers are amazed as early aviator Earl S. Daugherty—who later helped set up the Airport—soared by way of the air in an early Curtiss Flyer Mannequin D.
The second poster, “Historic Terminal,” pays homage to the airport’s historic terminal constructing, which was accomplished in 1941.
A Metropolis-designated Historic Landmark, the architectural gem was designed by architects William Horace Austin and Kenneth Smith Wing in a Streamline Moderne model.
Poster three was launched on Wednesday.
The “Hold ‘Em Flying” poster celebrates Lengthy Seashore’s strong plane manufacturing historical past and its important contributions throughout World Warfare II. In Lengthy Seashore ladies of all backgrounds turned Rosie the Riveters, working across the clock to provide navy plane such because the B-17 on the Douglas Plane Firm.
The ultimate poster, “Welcome to Lengthy Seashore,” celebrates Lengthy Seashore’s distinctive local weather, tourism, and manufacturing industries that now assist the town thrive. On this poster, a DC-3 is pictured above seaside waves, We’ll put up that picture when it drops.
As soon as launched, the posters might be obtainable freed from cost on the Saturday, July 27 grand reopening and public open house of LGB’s Historic Terminal, which not too long ago underwent a serious renovation and restoration.
Whereas we await these different posters to be launched, right here’s a video concerning the renovation of the historical past terminal at Lengthy Seashore Airport.
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