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African safari: Kansas Silent Film Festival to show 'Simba,' the only surviving feature-length film Osa and Martin Johnson made during the silent era
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AuthorBlankenship, Bill
PublisherTopeka Capital-JournalSubjectKansas Silent Film FestivalJohnson, Osa Helen (1894-1953)Johnson, Martin Elmer (1884-1937)Festivals and fairsMoviesSilent filmsTopeka (Kan.)Washburn University of TopekaDescriptionPhotocopy of two page newspaper article from the Topeka Capital-Journal published February 22, 2004; article details the upcoming screening of the silent film "Simba," starring Kansas filmmakers and photographers Martin & Osa Johnson; also details the life and work of the Johnson's particularly highlighting their safari journeys in Africa; first page of article also features the screening schedule for both days of the festivalIssue Date2004-02-22Original FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright the Topeka Capital-Journal (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).
PublisherTopeka Capital-JournalSubjectKansas Silent Film FestivalJohnson, Osa Helen (1894-1953)Johnson, Martin Elmer (1884-1937)Festivals and fairsMoviesSilent filmsTopeka (Kan.)Washburn University of TopekaDescriptionPhotocopy of two page newspaper article from the Topeka Capital-Journal published February 22, 2004; article details the upcoming screening of the silent film "Simba," starring Kansas filmmakers and photographers Martin & Osa Johnson; also details the life and work of the Johnson's particularly highlighting their safari journeys in Africa; first page of article also features the screening schedule for both days of the festivalIssue Date2004-02-22Original FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright the Topeka Capital-Journal (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).Geographic Location
City, StateTopeka, KansasCountyShawnee County, Kansas
CountyShawnee County, KansasRelated
PlaceTopeka, KSVertical FileFESTIVALS-FILM-Kansas Silent Film Festival
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Blankenship, Bill, African safari: Kansas Silent Film Festival to show 'Simba,' the only surviving feature-length film Osa and Martin Johnson made during the silent era. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 08/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6292