Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew at Burry Port after the Transatlantic Flight, June 18, 1928
THF255802 / Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew at Burry Port after the Transatlantic Flight, June 18, 1928
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Artifact Overview
Amelia Earhart and her Friendship crewmates, Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, had intended to fly from Newfoundland to Southampton, England, in June 1928. Instead, they landed off Burry Port, Wales. It did not matter. When the trio came ashore, some 2,000 people -- nearly the entire population of Burry Port -- came out to see the woman who had conquered the Atlantic Ocean.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
18 June 1928
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.39
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
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