The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
The Tribune photo, dated August 21, 1953, has the following caption on the back: "Jack Thomas (seated) and Harold Korell, air traffic controllers at Oakland Airport, operate new radio telephone equipment commissioned at the field by CAA today." Thomas, wearing a headset and microphone, is seated at a large console with a rotary phone dial and many toggle switches in front of him.
Concepts:
radio; radio; telephone; controller
Persons:
Harold Korell
Organizations:
Jack Thomas
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