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Title	Amelia Earhart and Howard Knotts
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Subject [LCSH]	Air pilots--United States; Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937
Subject [Local]	Knotts, Howard, 1895-1942; Municipal Airport
Browse Topic	Transportation & Communication
Description	Aviatrix Amelia Earhart and Howard Knotts at Municipal Airport, Springfield, Illinois. Mr Knotts, a native of Girard, Illinois, was a World War I flying ace. In 1918, flying a Sopwith Camel, he shot down six enemy aircraft in less than a month.
Date Original	1934-10-21
Date	1934
Time Period	1930s (1930-1939)
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Relation.IsPartOf	Sangamon Valley Collection, Southwest Airport Collection, Box 2, Folder 19
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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	llsa0046
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	86.jpg
Date created	2004-11-15
Date modified	2009-12-02
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CONTENTdm number	85
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