This 11" x 14" photo was created from an original image of Osa Johnson's Sikorsky Amphibian from our museum's collections. Here "Spirit of Africa" is shown parked in Chanute after purchase, and before the African Flying Safari. This photo is 11 x 14 inches and comes in a thick display Mylar sleeve frame for immediate display.

HISTORY:

The Chanute airfield was renamed "The Martin Johnson Airport" in 1935 after Martin conducted some flood relief in Chanute using Osa's plane to get supplies to regional areas cut off by high waters. Vern Carstens, the FOB at the airport who also piloted for the Johnson's on their African Flying Safari, was a driving force in the naming of the airport and later when the museum was opened in 1961.

This image was one of the first postcards created in the 1960s to raise money in support of the new museum.

Don't like this size? This image---plus 100's of Martin + Osa Johnson's photographs---is available in our Osa's Ark Museum Store as photos and posters.. The revenue from Osa's Ark is a vital source of support for our museum's sustainability!

https://osasarkgiftstore.safarimuseum.com/

This is perhaps the most iconic photo of Osa Johnson and has appeared on either the cover or inside pages of more than a dozen books dedicated to women explorers and adventurers.

During their first safari in Africa, Osa had a chance to ride domesticated Grevy Zebras at the Hook Farm at the base of Mt. Kenya. The photo is so famous and so well documented we can even tell you that the name of the zebra was "Bromar" and it's surely the most iconic photo of him!

This photo is 11 x 14 inches and comes in a thick Mylar sleeve frame for immediate display.