Amelia Earhart with 1933 Hudson Terraplane
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Artifact Overview
Hudson introduced the inexpensive Terraplane in 1932, hoping to reverse sales declines caused by the Depression. For a car with an aviation-inspired name, there was no better endorsement than that of Amelia Earhart. The famed pilot christened the first Terraplane with a bottle of gasoline in a ceremony on July 22, 1932. Hudson gave Earhart her own Terraplane in appreciation.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1933
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.107
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
on front:
AMELIA EARHART WITH 1933 TERRAPLANE
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