Clarence Chamberlain, Amelia Earhart, and Charles L. Lawrance at the Opening of Islip Airport, New York, 1928
THF255964 / Clarence Chamberlain, Amelia Earhart, and Charles L. Lawrance at the Opening of Islip Airport, New York, 1928
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Artifact Overview
After her June 1928 transatlantic flight with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, in which she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was given a hero's welcome wherever she went. Receptions in Southampton and London, England, were followed by a ticker-tape parade through New York City and a visit with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1928
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.171
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 8.625 in
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