As ten plunged to death in the sea

Photograph shows the wing of a plane on fire after crashing into the Pacific coast near Los Angeles, California. In the crash, 10 people were killed including Kenneth Hawks, the husband of Mary Astor, American actress.

Publication date: 1930-01-12

Size: 18.5 x 20.7 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: sepia

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Los Angeles (Calif.)

Subject(s):

• Aircraft accidents--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940
• Airplane wings--1930-1940
• Fires--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940
• Hawks, Kenneth--Death & burial--California--Los Angeles

Genre(s):

• News photographs
• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (January 12, 1930), p. 3

Format(s):

• image/jpeg
• application/pdf

Contributor(s):

• Wide World Photos, Inc.