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Taking Off
Early Aviation History In The Yuba - Sutter Area
"Millionaire" Johnson's Plane
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Date of photo
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ca. 1910
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Description
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Black & White print from glass negative of Frank "Millionaire" Johnson in a Curtiss pusher type plane on the first flight in the Yuba-Sutter area. The flight took place at Knight Park in Marysville in 1910. Over 10,000 people came to watch Johnson who had learned to fly only two months before.
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Place
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Yuba-Sutter County Area
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Collection
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The Bates Collection
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Object ID
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1998.02.020
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Object name
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Print, Photographic
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Classification
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Transportation, Air
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Title
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"Millionaire" Johnson's Plane
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ Reproduced from the original in the Community Memorail Museum. All rights reserved by the Community Memorial Museum. This photograph should not be reproduced, for any reason, without the express permission of the Community Memorial Museum.
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Last modified on: May 22, 2001
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