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Western Sky Industries promotional album, approximately 1953.
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Western Sky Industries promotional album, approximately 1953Creator/Contributor:
Western Sky Industries, creator, creator.Abstract:
Disbound promotional album for Western Sky Industries, including photographs, interior and exterior diagrams, maps pertaining
to the company's locations in Hayward, San Leandro, and Richmond, California. Photographs are black and white and include
interior factory workspace shots as well as shots of company managers, meetings, and events. Also included in the collection
is a folder of materials relating to Harry S. White (b. 1910 in Colorado and resident of Palo Alto in 1940 and 1950). These
materials include U.S. Army discharge papers, other military papers, and a certificate of completion for a flying instructor
school in Santa Ana. Harry S. White may have been the former owner of the promotional album.
Date:
1953 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caAerospace engineering -- California
Aeronautical engineers -- California
Aérospatiale (Ingénierie) -- Californie
Ingénieurs en aéronautique -- Californie
Aeronautical engineers
Aerospace engineering
California
Western Sky Industries -- Archives
Smith, Harry S., b. 1910 -- Archives
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Purchase from Kate Mitas Bookseller; 2023.
Western Sky Industries was an aviation engineering company headquartered in Hayward, California. It appears to have operated
until 1951.
Western Sky Industries promotional album, BANC MSS 2023/243, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
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ArchivesPhysical Description:
print
.2 (1
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.