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