Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew on the SS President Roosevelt with Captain Harry Manning, June 1928

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Artifact Overview

In June 1928 Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, but largely as a passenger. Pilot Wilmer Stultz and mechanic Louis Gordon operated the Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor Friendship while Earhart kept the flight log. Their flight took them from Trepassey Harbour, Newfoundland, to Burry Port, Wales, in 20 hours and 40 minutes.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

June 1928

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1629.172

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Width: 7 in

Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew on the SS President Roosevelt with Captain Harry Manning, June 1928