Replica of the Gimbel National Award Medal Presented to Amelia Earhart after Her Solo Atlantic Flight, 1932
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Artifact Overview
In 1928 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, but she was only a passenger. Pilot Wilmer Stultz and mechanic Louis Gordon controlled the airplane. Four years later Earhart repeated the trip, by herself, at the controls of a Lockheed Vega. Earhart's flight took her from Newfoundland to Northern Ireland in 14 hours, 56 minutes.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Medal
Date Made
1932
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
37.437.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ellis A. Gimbel.
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 0.063 in
Diameter: 1 in
Inscriptions
on front:
FIRST WOMAN IN THE WORLD TO FLY ALONE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN / AMELIA / EARHART / MAY 21, 1932
on back:
AWARD OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA / PRESENTED BY MAYOR MOORE / AT THE / GIMBEL BANQUET / OCTOBER 5TH, 1932
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