"Weakening SOS Signals Set Ships on Hunt for Amelia Earhart," July 1937
THF255777 / "Weakening SOS Signals Set Ships on Hunt for Amelia Earhart," July 1937
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Artifact Overview
When Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan failed to reach Howland Island, a planned stop on their 1937 around-the-world flight, United States Navy and Coast Guard crews launched an intensive search effort. When the official search ended after 17 days, Earhart's husband, George Putnam, financed an additional private effort. No trace of Earhart, Noonan or their Lockheed Electra was found.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Clipping (Information artifact)
Date Made
July 1937
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.25
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 22 in
Width: 17.75 in
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Amelia Earhart, famous for the 1928 flight that made her the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, helped inaugurate transcontinental airline service in 1929. She posed with a Ford Tri-Motor in New York City's Pennsylvania Station. This early service had passengers traveling by train at night and by airplane during daylight. Total travel time to California was 51 hours.