Published On Mar 22, 2023
See comedian Will Rogers in rare scenes at Tulsa Municipal Airport around 1934. Around this time Tulsa, because of oil boom, was one of the busiest airport in the country. This terminal was near Sheridan Ave and Virgin Street. Will meets with crowd and signs autographs
Also pictured visiting are famous Africa explorers Osa and Martin Johnson. The globe-trotting couple lands their Spirit of Africa amphibious airplane (painted like a giraffe) at the Tulsa airport, where a crowd awaits. Airplanes carrying beauty queens are also shown toward end of the film.
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