Description
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 relatively new aviation design that many at the time believed to be dangerous.
The coveralls Amelia is wearing in this picture were donated to IWASM in 1971. They were donated to the Ninety-Nines by Lauretta Schimmoler, who had received them from Margot DeCarie, Amelia's personal secretary. Earhart had designed the coveralls herself.