LONG BEACH, Calif.—Workers at Long Beach Airport have unearthed long-unseen portions of a communication and transportation-themed mosaic from 1941, it was announced on Aug. 31.
Collectively titled “Communication [Aviation and Navigation],” artist Grace Clements’s Long Beach-centric mosaic portrays a flight route map, a hand dialing a rotary telephone, maritime-themed art, oil wells, and even an emblem of the City of Long Beach’s incorporation.