Pilot Phoebe Omlie after Completing the Ford Reliability Air Tour, July 1928

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Artifact Overview

Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie started her aviation career as a barnstormer, then began flying in air races in the late 1920s. The first woman appointed to a federal aviation post, she served with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics from 1933-1936, and with the Civil Aeronautics Commission from 1941-1952. Omlie flew solo during the 1928 Ford Reliability Air Tour.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

28 July 1928

Subject Date

28 July 1928

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.189.P.5802

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in