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- Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew at a Reception in Medford, Massachusetts, July 10, 1928 - 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.
- July 10, 1928
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Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew at a Reception in Medford, Massachusetts, July 10, 1928
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.
- Delivery of Packages, Express Service by Air to Boston, 1926 - Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. After operating flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department began contracting with commercial air carriers in 1926. Contract Air Mail (CAM) agreements stimulated the formation of new airline companies, and they encouraged the design of improved airplanes to carry mail and passengers.
- 1926
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Delivery of Packages, Express Service by Air to Boston, 1926
Regular air mail service in the United States started in 1918. After operating flights itself for eight years, the U.S. Post Office Department began contracting with commercial air carriers in 1926. Contract Air Mail (CAM) agreements stimulated the formation of new airline companies, and they encouraged the design of improved airplanes to carry mail and passengers.
- Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew Brought Ashore at Burry Port after the Transatlantic Flight, June 18, 1928 - Amelia Earhart and her <em>Friendship</em> crewmates, Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, had intended to fly from Newfoundland to Southampton, England, in June 1928. Instead, they landed off Burry Port, Wales. It did not matter. When the trio came ashore, some 2,000 people -- nearly the entire population of Burry Port -- came out to see the woman who had conquered the Atlantic Ocean.
- June 18, 1928
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Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew Brought Ashore at Burry Port after the Transatlantic Flight, June 18, 1928
Amelia Earhart and her Friendship crewmates, Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, had intended to fly from Newfoundland to Southampton, England, in June 1928. Instead, they landed off Burry Port, Wales. It did not matter. When the trio came ashore, some 2,000 people -- nearly the entire population of Burry Port -- came out to see the woman who had conquered the Atlantic Ocean.
- Amelia Earhart Decorated by the Governor of Massachusetts, July 9, 1928 - 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 on the whirlwind trip. While in Boston, Earhart's home at the time, she received greetings and commendations from the city's mayor and the Massachusetts governor.
- July 09, 1928
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Amelia Earhart Decorated by the Governor of Massachusetts, July 9, 1928
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 on the whirlwind trip. While in Boston, Earhart's home at the time, she received greetings and commendations from the city's mayor and the Massachusetts governor.
- Massachusetts State House, Where Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew Were Honored, July 9, 1928 - 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 on the whirlwind trip. While in Boston, Earhart's home at the time, she received greetings and commendations from the city's mayor and the Massachusetts governor.
- July 09, 1928
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Massachusetts State House, Where Amelia Earhart and the "Friendship" Crew Were Honored, July 9, 1928
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 on the whirlwind trip. While in Boston, Earhart's home at the time, she received greetings and commendations from the city's mayor and the Massachusetts governor.
- Zeppelin "Los Angeles" Leaving Hangar at Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1926 - In the 1920s and 1930s, the U.S. Navy experimented with rigid airships both as reconnaissance craft and as flying aircraft carriers. The helium-lifted ships proved too fragile for military service as three of the four built were lost in storms. Only the USS <em>Los Angeles</em> avoided disaster. It was decommissioned and dismantled in 1939.
- 1926
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Zeppelin "Los Angeles" Leaving Hangar at Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1926
In the 1920s and 1930s, the U.S. Navy experimented with rigid airships both as reconnaissance craft and as flying aircraft carriers. The helium-lifted ships proved too fragile for military service as three of the four built were lost in storms. Only the USS Los Angeles avoided disaster. It was decommissioned and dismantled in 1939.
- Four Members of the Byrd Arctic Expedition Crew in Front of the Fokker Airplane, the "Josephine Ford," May 1926 - On May 9, 1926, explorer Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett flew toward the North Pole in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor airplane. Edsel Ford provided considerable financial support to the expedition, and Byrd named his airplane <em>Josephine Ford</em> to honor Mr. Ford's young daughter. Though Byrd is generally credited with reaching the pole, controversy remains.
- May 01, 1926
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Four Members of the Byrd Arctic Expedition Crew in Front of the Fokker Airplane, the "Josephine Ford," May 1926
On May 9, 1926, explorer Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett flew toward the North Pole in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor airplane. Edsel Ford provided considerable financial support to the expedition, and Byrd named his airplane Josephine Ford to honor Mr. Ford's young daughter. Though Byrd is generally credited with reaching the pole, controversy remains.
- Aviator Floyd Bennett and Explorer Richard Byrd with Edsel Ford at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1926 - When Richard Byrd proposed a flight over the North Pole with pilot Floyd Bennett, he turned to Edsel Ford for financial support. Not only did Ford provide considerable aid himself, he encouraged other business leaders to contribute as well. Following Byrd's flight, he wrote to Edsel Ford: "I owe more to you than all the rest put together."
- December 17, 1926
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Aviator Floyd Bennett and Explorer Richard Byrd with Edsel Ford at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1926
When Richard Byrd proposed a flight over the North Pole with pilot Floyd Bennett, he turned to Edsel Ford for financial support. Not only did Ford provide considerable aid himself, he encouraged other business leaders to contribute as well. Following Byrd's flight, he wrote to Edsel Ford: "I owe more to you than all the rest put together."
- Lady Mary Heath Lands a Royal Dutch Airliner at Croydon Airport, 1928 - In 1927 Mary, Lady Heath, became the first woman in Ireland or Great Britain to earn a commercial pilot's license. It allowed her to fly passenger aircraft like the Royal Dutch airliner she is seen here landing at London's Croydon Airport. A 1929 crash in Cleveland impaired her health, and Lady Heath died from an apparent blood clot in 1939.
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Lady Mary Heath Lands a Royal Dutch Airliner at Croydon Airport, 1928
In 1927 Mary, Lady Heath, became the first woman in Ireland or Great Britain to earn a commercial pilot's license. It allowed her to fly passenger aircraft like the Royal Dutch airliner she is seen here landing at London's Croydon Airport. A 1929 crash in Cleveland impaired her health, and Lady Heath died from an apparent blood clot in 1939.
- United Auto Workers Members Arrested for Distributing Leaflets at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1938 -
- 1938
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United Auto Workers Members Arrested for Distributing Leaflets at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant, 1938