Amelia Earhart Decorated by the Governor of Massachusetts, July 9, 1928

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Artifact Overview

After her successful June 17-18, 1928, transatlantic flight, Amelia Earhart embarked on a publicity tour arranged by her publicist (and eventual husband) George Putnam. She visited New York City, Boston, Pittsburgh, Toledo, and Chicago on the whirlwind trip. While in Boston, Earhart's home at the time, she received greetings and commendations from the city's mayor and the Massachusetts governor.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

09 July 1928

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1629.136

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Amelia Earhart Decorated by the Governor of Massachusetts, July 9, 1928