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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