SS Barendrecht Crew in the Azores after Rescuing Ruth Elder and George Haldeman, October 1927
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Artifact Overview
Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter American Girl. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. The crewmen of the S.S. Barendrecht, pictured here, rescued Elder and Haldemen, delivering them safely to the Azores.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic postcard
Subject Date
October 1927
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.36
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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