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
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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
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