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This collection consists of six photographs documenting aviation-related activities in Khartoum, Sudan, in the 1930s.
This collection is in English.
Identifier
NASM.1989.0096
Date
1936-1937
Provenance
Edward Frosdick, Gift, 1989, NASM.1989.0096.
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (6 photographs)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of six black and white photographs, each measuring 2 by 3 inches, all taken at Khartoum, Sudan. Four of the photographs are of Amelia Earhart and her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra (NR16020) taken during a refueling stop at Khartoum, on June 13, 1937, during Earhart's attempted around-the-world flight. These photographs feature some hand-tinting. Another photograph, taken on November 30, 1936, is of James A. Mollison's Bellanca 28-90 Flash Dorothy. The sixth picture is one of the donor, Edward Frosdick, posed standing in front of an airplane wearing a flying helmet and goggles, taken around the same time period.
Arrangement note
Collection is in original order.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
1937 Khartoum Aviation Photographs, NASM.1989.0096, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
Women air pilots
Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, Earhart Aircraft (NR16020)
Bellanca 28-90 Flash "Dorothy"
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs