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*** Update 1 August
2008 ***
** Update 31 May
2007 **
* Update 21 May
2007 *
Most of the links are not
trades
and were not requested,
and are intended only to make
it easier for you to browse.
A website link here does not
mean that website
endorses your visit to
Spontoon
Island.
"Hula Lou" 1915 sheet music cover by unknown artist (modified)
This image in public domain. (Thanks to John Urie for this find!)
Other "Spontoon
Island" Story Archives
Simon Barber's
'Spontoon
Tales' at his VCL web archive
(contained within his 'Story' sub-directory)
http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Simon-Barber/
Reese
Dorrycott's stories with 'Spontoon' settings can be found
at his archive website: Check his "Stories" page
under the new title:
"Tales of Spontoon"
http://www.naorhy.com/
Seaplane & Airplane
References
Excellent Flying Boat references & links:
http://www.seawings.co.uk/
Aerofiles: an excellent source of historical information,
stories and photo references
to flying, aircraft manufacturers, & aircraft models in the USA
http://www.aerofiles.com
Excellent website about the Schneider Trophy for seaplane
racing
& many reference photos of vintage European seaplanes
http://www.hydroretro.net/indexen.html
*** More Schneider Trophy racing references and
re-creations! ***
http://www.schneider-cup.com/
(Thanks to Bob Martin)
I wouldn't be surprised if they had more than 1000 photos!
8)
http://1000aircraftphotos.com
Card model airplanes! Fiddler's Green: A fun site with a
very good links page
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/
PanAmerican Airways "Flying Clippers" flying boats
http://www.flyingclippers.com/main.html
Photos & graphics from the British weekly magazines
"Flight" & "The Aeroplane"
While oriented towards selling rights for publication, they will sell
quality prints to individuals
http://www.theflightcollection.com
Seaplane Pilot's Association (note 'Training' pages): http://www.seaplanes.org/index.htm
Icelandic Floatplanes (Junkers): http://www.cl44.com/caa/1919_ENG.html
Amelia's homebuilt aircraft: http://www.flyingflea.org/
Across the Atlantic to Brazil in 1927: http://www.promotur.com/jrb/
An aircraft with an exotic cabin: http://www.aircrash.org/burnelli/chrono1.htm
Aviation references & links: http://www.aviation-heritage.com/
Dutch & German late 30s seaplane: http://www.dornier24.com/
Pan American Airlines seaplanes: http://www.airliner.net/panam.html
Grumman seaplanes: http://members.aol.com/thegneech/goose.htm
Strange airplanes: http://unrealaircraft.com/
Ships & Boats, Naval
& Civilian -- References
US Navy & civilian ships -- basic
public domain reference photographs --
Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center, Photographic Section
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org11-2.htm
Other Exotic Adventure
Locations
(including Islands)
TV adventure with seaplanes!: http://www.goldmonkey.com/
1930s references
Free e-cards that look like old telegrams:
see "Via e-mail" on their webpage:
http://www.retro-gram.com
Dorothy Lamour and 'Sarong Movies'
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/02/22/lamour.html
"Popular Mechanics" magazine covers:
http://popularmechanics.com/albums/index.phtml?dispsize=640
Covers for pop "Tropical Island" sheet music, with some artist
info
& links. Excellent inspiration!
Please don't copy, but get inspired! www.Hulapages.com
Tiki References
http://www.tikinews.com
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/
Hawaiian & other island pop songs with English lyrics (thru
1940s):
www.squareone.org/Hapa/
Real World Pacific Islands Reference
White Shadows in
the South Seas by Federick O'Brien.
A 1919 non-fiction book by a travel writer of his experiences living in
French-colonial Polynesia before 1914. Vivid anecdotes, descriptive
writing, & analysis.
The negative changes of colonization are dramatized, and you are
expected to identify with
the Polynesians. Acceptance is emphasized, but the less appealing
parts of the old native
cultures are allowed to come out later in the account. A popular &
influencial book,
although the romantic tiki-culture bits are probably what were
remembered by the readers.
This is a link to the book's Gutenberg Project location. I
would suggest HTML format
so you can see the very interesting & useful archtypical photos.
I find it even more interesting to read that this book was
co-written (or ghost-written)
with Rose Wilder Lane (daughter & collaborator with Laura
Ingalls Wilder)
http://www.janeresture.com/index.htm
Jane's Oceana Home Page:
Highly recommended as an informal web reference!
If you are patient in your search, you will find dozens of links to her
many web pages
that will display history, culture, images, current life, & music
for many Pacific Islands!
A Hawaiian museum famous for its attention to Pacific Island
cultures:
http://www.bishopmuseum.org
Exotic Adventure references
Sample 40s comic book art: http://www.onr.com/user/doggz/jun_gal.htm
http://www.talesofoldchina.com/
Comicstrips & Comicbooks
**
Recommended: "The Adventures of Mia" webpage by Enrico Casarosa.
**
This was a comic book of a few years
ago, set in the seaplane-racing 1930s.
The webpage provides background,
sketches, and guest art.
"Lackadaisy": Late 20s & Early 30s Bootlegger
adventure in
St. Louis!
http://www.lackadaisycats.com/
Just started & definitely worth viewing!
A fantasy webcomic by Freddy
Andersson:
Pawn
(warning: nudity & lewdity!)
http://www.pawn.se/
1930s Exotic Air Adventure: Athena Voltaire: www.athenavoltaire.com
A Gaslamp fantasy with Adventure, Romance, Mad Science
(& Zeppelins)!
"Girl Genius": http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/
"Ace & Queenie" by
Rusty Haller
("Jade Death Gambit" starting soon with Spontoon setting!)
http://www.aceandqueenie.com
Setting with superhero humor (some adult): http://www.supermegatopia.com
Funny Animals & Furries
"VCL": http://us.vclart.net/vcl/
VCL is a very tolerant & large furry art &
story archive (many mature images)
Furry & sf news: http://www.flayrah.com/
"Unofficial" Cat's Don't
Dance
website: http://www.cdd4ever.com/
(Shelley Pleger's excellent site: note in "What's New": Plane Crazy for Sawyer,
WW2 Aircraft nose-art, with a Spontoon Island reference!)
Artists
Louis Frank: http://www.visi.com/~wom-bat/
Dr. Comet's Kemono Islands (adult): http://www.kurumi.sakura.ne.jp/~kemono/
Jeff Jacklin (adult themes & images): http://www.jeffsmusclestudio.com
* Nina Nguyen: http://o-shan.deviantart.com
*
Other
Sherlock Holmes & other fun!: http://drizzle.com/~roscoe/index.html
Thanks to Stu Shiffman & Clarke Stone for recommending web links.