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This picture of Earhart sitting in her Lockheed Vega, the same aircraft in which she made her famous transatlantic voyage, was featured in the Annual Solemn Memorial Eucharist program. The caption read, "Amelia, still wearing her leather flying…

Amelia Earhart broke two world records flying her lockheed Vega, including her famous flight across the Atlantic.

Amelia's first attempt at a a world-round voyage ended after her plane landed in Hawaii and was seen to be in need of serious repair. Here she is seen after her plane landed on the island.

The Lochheed Electra was developed in the 1930s and was made famous by Earhart.

In the spring of 1932, Earhart and her husband, George Putnam arrived in Cherbourg, France. They were greeted with flowers by frenchman M. Quoniam.

Earhart stands talking to a man and woman in front of a plane. The inscriptions on the photograph read, "Anderson FEB 12 1935 Permatone," and "Fred @ White."

Earhart is greeted after an aerial journey with flowers and photographs.

In the 1930s, Earhart and her husband, George Putnam built their home in Toluca Lake. There Earhart lived until her 1937 around-the-world flight from which she never returned. It is rumored that a carob tree on the property that still stands was…

Earhart stands conversing with a man on a sunny day in Texas.

In May 1931, Earhart took off from Newark, NJ on her first transcontinental autogiro tour. The autogiro craft in which she flew was ordered specially for the aviatrix by the Beech-Nut Packing Company to promote their chewing gum. The autogiro was a…

This portrait of Earhart, included in a collection kept by her secretary, Margot DeCarie, also appeared on the cover of The 99 News, Volume 13, No 7, July 1987.

Amelia with Ruth McCracken (left) and Sue Grant (right) at Lake Erie College.