AMELIA EARHART (ca. 1930-37) Photo archive

[New York City, et al.]: Various, ca. 1932-1937. Collection of twenty-five vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm) and 7 x 9″ (17 x 22 cm) black-and-white glossy silver gelatin print still single and double weight photos. Many are date stamped, some re-use stamps and many have attached information blurbs. A few chips and edge and corner damage, generally fine but used condition. Overall about fine.

Amelia Earhart (1897-1939) was an American aviation pioneer. On July 2, 1937, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During her life, Earhart embraced celebrity culture and women’s rights, and since her disappearance has become a global cultural figure. She was the first female pilot to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean and set many other records. She was one of the first aviators to promote commercial air travel, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of the Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. (Wikipedia)

Utilized for newspapers and magazines at time of release. Includes portraits of the famed aviatrix with colleagues, royal and presidential dignitaries, at social events, with awards, with planes and at stops along her flight paths. Highlights include Amelia at events with Jimmy Haizlip (1932), King Albert I of Belgium (1932), at Society Garden (1934), with Walter Foote (1937), Eleanor Roosevelt (ca. 1935 with later date stamp of 1947), navigator Fred Noonan (1937 with 1947 dated blurb), in Puerto Rico (1937), with Blanche Noyes (1936), as a baby and young child, with Marshall Headle and Paul Mantz, and with her Columbia Broadcasting Award.