Map of Countries Visited in "Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen."
by [Pictorial Map: Asia and the Pacific.] Skelly Oil Co
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This delightful pictorial map focusing on the North Pacific Ocean was distributed as a premium in connection with the syndicated radio program, "Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen." The program, featuring Jimmie Allen as an adventurous 16-year old pilot, ran from 1933 to 1937 and from 1946 to 1947 and was sponsored initially by the Skelly Oil Company.
Background on the show appears on the Radio Days Theater of the Mind Museum website (http://radiodaysmuseum.org):
"Broadcast History: 1933 to 1937 and 1946 to 1947.
The writers of Jimmie Allen had been flying aces in World War I. They came up with the idea of a show about a boy pilot while at a party in Kansas City and used their experience as pilots to create and write the show.
The show was one of the first to capitalize on the idea of a club as a promotional tool. To join the Jimmie Allen Flying Club all a child had to do was apply at any Skelly Gas Station (the initial sponsor). As a member the child received a whole host of goodies ranging from a set of wings through to a "personal" letter from Jimmie himself. An incredible 600,000 club newspapers were sent out to children each week and many thousands attended the Jimmie Allen Air Races that were held in Midwest cities.
The show was first broadcast between 1933 and 1937 and then came back to the air with brand new stories after the war between 1946 and 1947. The post-war stint in no way lived up to the fascination for the show in the 1930s."
http://radiodaysmuseum.org/index.php/our-collection-1/2-old-time-radio-shows/7-juvenile/265-air-adventures-of-jimmie-allen-the
An uncommon map.
References: David Rumsey Map Collection: List no. 11105.001. No examples on OCLC.
Condition: Two vertical fold lines which may have been partially separated. Mounted on backing board. Very good.
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- Title
- Map of Countries Visited in "Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen."
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- [Pictorial Map: Asia and the Pacific.] Skelly Oil Co
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- Used
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- Skelly Oil Co.
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- Date Published
- Copyright 1934
- Size
- 10 1/2 x 25"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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