Amelia Earhart with a Wheelbarrow

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Title

Amelia Earhart with a Wheelbarrow

Subject

Adventurers
Explorers
Amelia Earhart
Famous Aviator

Description

After Earhart and George Putnam married in 1931, the couple moved to Putnam's family home in Rye, New York. Here Earhart is shown pushing a wheelbarrow on the property in 1932. The couple only stayed at their east coast residence for a few years. Near the end of 1934 the house caught fire and the couple decided to make their new home in California.

Creator

IWASM

Source

Margot DeCarie Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum

Date

c. 1932

Contributor

Heidi Fearing

Rights

Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at info@iwasm.org

Coverage

Rye, New York

Citation

IWASM, “Amelia Earhart with a Wheelbarrow,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed April 19, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1261.