Ross Field (Arcadia, Calif.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Ross Field, home of the Arcadia Balloon School, was a World War I airfield built on the site of a former racetrack in Arcadia, California. After World War I it was used for a military carrier pigeon unit and later served as a filming location for Columbia Pictures before the buildings were demolished in the early 1930s. Since 1935, it has been the site of the Arcadia County Park and Golf Course.Found in 1 Collection or Record:
James George Burton Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2015-11-25
Abstract
The James George Burton Photographs are comprised of two panoramic photographs relating to the Balloon School at Ross Field, Arcadia, California.
Dates:
1918
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives