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KLM captain Ivan Smirnoff in front of a microphone

anonymous · 1933-12 · gelatin silver print; cardboard; paper; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Album leaf with a photograph of captain Ivan Smirnoff of the KLM aircraft 'Pelican', the aircraft that delivered Christmas and New Year's mail from Amsterdam to Batavia in December 1933 in a record time of four days. Part of the Commemorative Album of the KLM India Line, Part I.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

albumblad photograph Ivan Vasilivitsj Smirnoff KLM airborne traffic, aviation pilot travelling tourism Netherlands

Credit lineKLM-kapitein Ivan Smirnoff voor een microfoon. 1933-12. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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