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Record No: 84

Image Name: 85.jpg

Title	African explorers at Municipal Airport
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Contributors
Subject [LCSH]	Johnson, Martin, 1884-1937; Johnson, Osa Helen (Leighty), 1894-1953; Explorers--United States; Sikorsky (Amphibian plane); Air pilots--United States
Subject [Local]	Cole, Elwood B.; Bresco, Josephine; Municipal Airport
Browse Topic	Transportation & Communication
Description	African explorers Martin and Osa Johnson, waiting at Municipal Airport, Springfield, Illinois, for weather to clear. The Johnsons were pioneering documentary filmmakers who explored Africa, Borneo and the South Seas, between 1920 and 1940. In 1932 the Johnsons learned to fly, and once they had their pilot's licenses they purchased two Sikorsky amphibious planes (one of which is pictured here.) Left to right: Elwood B. Cole (Secretary of the Illinois Aeronautics Commission), Martin Johnson, JosephineBresco (Mr. Cole's secretary) and Osa Johnson.
Date Original	circa 1932-1937
Date	1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937
Time Period	1930s (1930-1939);
Source
Relation.IsPartOf	Sangamon Valley Collection, Southwest Airport Collection, Box 2, Folder 18
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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	llsa0045
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	85.jpg
Date created	2004-11-15
Date modified	2009-12-02
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CONTENTdm number	84
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