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Resource Type:
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Photographs
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Language:
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English
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Location:
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P8021--HQ/STL
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Date:
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1945?
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Author/Creator:
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Photographer Unknown
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Title:
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Old Sikorsky. [P8021]
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Format:
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black and white
5x7
None
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Description:
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Description: A Speed-the-Light airplane, raised with funds from the Christ's Ambassdors and used in Hartford, Connecticut. Standing in front (l-r): E. L. Mason (missionary pilot), H. B. Garlock, unidentified, Warren Straton, Fred Merian, unidentified, and J. Robert Ashcroft; circa 1945.
Note: This small Sikorsky amphibian airplane was called 'Old Sikorsky.' It flew from Connecticut and was used in missionary work in Liberia. It was the first vehicle purchased with Speed-the-Light funds.
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Subject:
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Mason, E. L.
Garlock, H. B. (Henry B.).
Straton, Warren B.
Ashcroft, J. Robert.
Speed-the-Light.
Christ's Ambassadors.
Old Sikorsky.
Airplanes.
Connecticut--Hartford.
Liberia.
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Contributor(s):
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Merian, Fred.
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