Amelia Earhart Attends the Wedding of her Sister, Grace Earhart to Henry Morissey, July 1929

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Artifact Overview

Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897. Her mother, Amy, raised Amelia and her younger sister Grace to be independent. Her father, Edwin, moved the family often to follow career opportunities, and he struggled with alcoholism. Amelia's interest in aviation began when, as a nurse's aide in Toronto during World War I, she heard stories from military pilots.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

02 July 1929

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

84.1.1629.184

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 Attends the Wedding of her Sister, Grace Earhart to Henry Morissey, July 1929