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- Ruth Elder and George Haldeman aboard the Mail Ship "Lima," October 25, 1927 - Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter <em>American Girl</em>. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. Still, the 2,623 miles Elder covered set a new distance record for a female pilot.

- October 25, 1927
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Ruth Elder and George Haldeman aboard the Mail Ship "Lima," October 25, 1927
Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter American Girl. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. Still, the 2,623 miles Elder covered set a new distance record for a female pilot.
- George Haldeman, Fred Morris Dearing, and Ruth Elder in Lisbon, Portugal, October 1927 - Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter <em>American Girl</em>. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. Still, the 2,623 miles Elder covered set a new distance record for a female pilot.

- October 01, 1927
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George Haldeman, Fred Morris Dearing, and Ruth Elder in Lisbon, Portugal, October 1927
Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter American Girl. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. Still, the 2,623 miles Elder covered set a new distance record for a female pilot.
- Fred Morris Dearing, Ruth Elder, General Carmona, George Haldeman, and Captain Pinheiro, October 1927 - Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter <em>American Girl</em>. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. Still, the 2,623 miles Elder covered set a new distance record for a female pilot.

- October 01, 1927
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Fred Morris Dearing, Ruth Elder, General Carmona, George Haldeman, and Captain Pinheiro, October 1927
Ruth Elder planned to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On October 11, 1927, Elder and co-pilot George Haldeman took off in their Stinson Detroiter American Girl. An oil leak forced them to ditch in the ocean some 360 miles short of land. Still, the 2,623 miles Elder covered set a new distance record for a female pilot.
- Ford Motor Company Branch in Lisbon, Portugal, February 5, 1935 - Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. This photograph shows the company's branch in Lisbon, Portugal, as it appeared in 1935. At the time, the Lisbon branch employed about 25 people and recorded annual sales of more than 1,000 vehicles -- including cars, trucks, and tractors.

- February 05, 1935
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Ford Motor Company Branch in Lisbon, Portugal, February 5, 1935
Ford Motor Company operated sales and service branches in cities around the world. This photograph shows the company's branch in Lisbon, Portugal, as it appeared in 1935. At the time, the Lisbon branch employed about 25 people and recorded annual sales of more than 1,000 vehicles -- including cars, trucks, and tractors.