1923 Amelia Earhart Photo Used in a News Release While the "Friendship" was Held Up at Trepassey Bay, June 5-17, 1928

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Artifact Overview

Amelia Earhart took her first airplane ride in December 1920. From then on, she devoted her life to aviation. She worked odd jobs to pay for flying lessons and earned her pilot's license in 1923 -- only the 16th woman to do so. Earhart set records, made headlines and became one of the world's most famous pilots, female or male.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

05 June 1928-17 June 1928

Subject Date

1923

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1629.147

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Width: 6.5 in

1923 Amelia Earhart Photo Used in a News Release While the "Friendship" was Held Up at Trepassey Bay, June 5-17, 1928