Boeing YB-29J Pacsuan Dreamboat. in New York. [Courtesy: Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame/ Leo J. Kohn Photography Collection]
Key Takeaways:
The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF) has successfully raised funds to begin the digital preservation of its 34,000-negative Leo Kohn aviation photography collection.
The collection, showcasing Leo Kohn's documentation of early aviation in Milwaukee and surrounding areas, will be digitized by the specialized firm, The Crowley Company.
The WAHF plans to create a searchable online archive and develop new exhibits once the digitization is complete, making the historic collection publicly accessible.
The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF) announced it has successfully raised funding to digitally preserve its Leo Kohn aviation photography collection.
The 34,000 negatives that make up the collection will soon be on their way to digital preservation firm The Crowley Company, according to Rose Dorcey, WAHF president.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
