Items relating to the Amy Johnson Festival held in Kingston Upon Hull from 3-24 May 1980

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1980

Overview

Set of items relating to the Amy Johnson Festival held in Kingston Upon Hull from 3-24 May 1980 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Amy Johnson's solo flight to Australia.
There is a poster detailing the major events being held during the festival, a double sided programme, and a thirty page 'commemorative brochure' filled with pictures and biographical information about Amy's life and achievements.
Each item features the logo of the Amy Johnson Festival - a sepia brown semicircle containing an illustration of Amy Johnson's plane, 'Jason', printed in teal, and with the words 'Amy Johnson Festival' printed in upper case around the top of the arc in the same teal colour.
Underneath the base brown line of the semicircle, the place and date of the festival are written in brown.
All three items are made from cream coloured card of varying thickness. The programme is double sided and the brochure/booklet made from card covers and paper secured with metal staples.

Historical information

The Amy Johnson Festival was held in Hull (the place of her birth) between 3-24 May 1980 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her solo flight to Australia. The festival included the release of commemorative postal souvenirs produced by the Kingston Upon Hull City Council on May 5, 1980, exactly 50 years after Amy Johnson's departure for her famous flight.
Items include the programme for the event, a poster advertising the event and a 30 page commemorative brochure entitled 'Silvered Wings' which was sold as a souvenir to accompany an exhibition of the same name which was held for the duration of the festival.

Hull is rightly proud of Amy Johnson, one of their most famous citizens, and hold regular festivals to celebrate her life, achievements and death.

A brief biography of Amy Johnson is attached as a supplementary link.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00690

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Themes

Leisure
Social History
Transport