PHOTOGRAPH: THE CROWD AWAITING AMY JOHNSON, WEST SUBIACO AERODROME, 1930

« Prev Item Next Item »

1930

Subcollections

Overview

This black and white photograph shows a large crowd gathered in a field at the West Subiaco Aerodrome, awaiting the arrival of Amy Johnson on 7 July 1930.
Members of the crowd are wearing hats and coats and a few people are holding umbrellas indicating poor weather. Their faces are strained upwards. There is a small group of people in front of the crowd, and behind there is thick bush in the background.

Historical information

Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in 1930. After arriving in Darwin she toured Australia, including arriving in Perth, at Maylands Aerodrome, on 7 July 1930. Later that same day she visited the West Subiaco Aerodrome.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1984.3.1

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Materials

Chemicals

Inscriptions and markings

Art Photo Engravers, Perth

Keywords

West Subiaco Aerodrome

For Digitising April 2023

Subiaco Flying Club

International

Britain

Year

1930

Statement of significance

This photograph has high significance as it records the visit of Amy Johnson, first women to fly solo from Britain to Australia, to the West Subiaco Aerodrome. This was a hugely popular event, reflected through a variety of items in the museum's collection.
Historic: Scientific: Social: Condition: Interpretive: Provenance: Rarity: Representativeness:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Subiaco Museum

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback