Chicago City Officials Extend an Invitation to Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew, 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, enduring parades and pageantry at every stop. While in the Windy City, Earhart and her Friendship crewmates were received by a group of Chicago dignitaries.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

09 July 1928

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1629.142

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