Vintage 1961 LA Times Newspaper Cold War Space Race Aerospace Ad Lockheed Hughes For Sale

ITEM SPECIFICATIONS

• Brand:Los Angeles Times (Sunday,October 22,1961)

• Type:Complete Classified Section / Aviation Ephemera

• Style:Cold War / Mid-Century Modern Industrial & Space Race

• Country of Origin:United States

• City / Region:Los Angeles,Burbank,Culver City,Pomona (Southern California)

• Era:1960s (Mid-20th Century)

• Age:Vintage 1961 (Dated Sunday,October 22,1961)

• Featured Companies:Lockheed,Hughes Aircraft,JPL,Rocketdyne,General Dynamics,Autonetics

• Format:Full Newspaper Broadsheet Section (Multi-Page Complete Section)

• Quantity:1 Complete Multi-Page Section

• Original / Reproduction:Original

  NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION & HISTORY

  A 1961 Cold War and Space Race primary source,this original multi-page classified section from theLos Angeles Times(Sunday,October 22,1961) features the period "Help Wanted,Men" heading—a historical artifact of pre-1970s labor history.Published during Southern California’s mid-century aerospace boom,these pages capture the intense corporate recruitment race for engineers,machinists,and technicians driving America's missile,defense electronics,and lunar programs.

  An exceptional opportunity for framing or institutional archiving,this section serves as a directory of golden-era aerospace giants.It features high-impact graphic display advertisements for:

  • General Dynamics Pomona("General Missile Mfg.")

  • Lockheed California Company(Burbank & Van Nuys facilities)

  • Hughes Aircraft Company(Culver City operations)

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)&Aerojet Downey

  • Atomics International,Marquardt,andFord Motor Co. / Aeronutronic

  • IBM,Packard Bell,Litton Systems,Bourns,Kaiser Steel,andMattel Toys

  Ideal for individual framing of corporate brand logos,aerospace graphics,or as a unified mid-century industrial display.Full newspaper broadsheet format in original newsprint preservation.

To ensure the safe arrival of your investment, all items are shipped viaUSPS Priority Mail. The$15.00 flat feeincludes:

• Professional archival-grade packing.

• Full Supplemental Insurancefor the purchase price.

• Handling time is5 business daysfor careful preparation.

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