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Record No: 20

Image Name: 21.jpg

Title	Stinson plane fire
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Contributors
Subject [LCSH]	Aircraft accidents--Illinois; Airplanes; Stinson airplanes
Subject [Local]	Commercial Airport
Browse Topic	Transportation & Communication
Description	Note on verso: 'The day old Stinson plane owned by John E. Maynard of New Orleans, was swept by flames as it landed at the Commercial Airport today. Four persons were burned, two so seriously that they will probably die. The fire is believed to have started when the engine backfired.' The plane is shown at Commercial Airport, Springfield, Illinois.
Date Original	1934-07-20
Date	1934
Time Period	1930s (1930-1939);
Source
Relation.IsPartOf	Sangamon Valley Collection, Southwest Airport Collection, Box 2, Folder 22
Language
Geographic Coverage	United States--Illinois--Sangamon County--Springfield
Contributing Institution	Lincoln Library
Rights	Contact Lincoln Library, 326 South 7th Street, Springfield, Illinois, (217) 753-4900 for information concerning copyright restrictions applying to the use or reproduction of this image.
Date Digital	2004-06-17
Identifier	llsa0052
Type	Image
Format	Photograph
Digital Format	JPEG
Digitization Specifications	TIFF images created with CanoScan 9900F scanner, 300 DPI, grayscale, ArcSoft Photo Studio 5
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Collection Name	Springfield Aviation Company Collection
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CONTENTdm file name	21.jpg
Date created	2004-11-15
Date modified	2009-12-02
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CONTENTdm number	20
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