Amelia Earhart in Hawaii before Her Flight to California in January 1935
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Amelia Earhart was among the best-known pilots of her day. She earned her license in 1923 and proceeded to set several records. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932, and the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California in 1935. Earhart disappeared during an around-the-world flight in 1937, but her fame endured.
Amelia Earhart was among the best-known pilots of her day. She earned her license in 1923 and proceeded to set several records. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932, and the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California in 1935. Earhart disappeared during an around-the-world flight in 1937, but her fame endured.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
01 December 1934
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.182
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.125 in
Width: 9 in
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