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Amelia Earhart at the 1929 Women's Air Derby
Women's Air Derby contestant's planes sit at the Paul Cox Airport in Terre Haute, Indiana on August 25, 1929. A year before entering the contest, famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart was credited as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. Earhart worked…
Amelia Earhart Circular Portrait
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 Earhart Gardening
Earhart spends time tending to her garden at her home in North Hollywood, California.
Amelia Earhart Holding Papers
Earhart is seen holding papers and telegrams in Londonderry, Northern Ireland after her first solo transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Culmore, Ireland.
Amelia Earhart in an Art Gallery
A well-dressed and smiling Earhart stands talking to an unknown man in an art gallery.
Amelia Earhart in Beech-Nut Autogiro
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…
Amelia Earhart in Her Coat and Hat
This cut-out affixed to card stock shows a full picture of Earhart posing in her leather coat and hat.
Amelia Earhart in her Flying Gear
Earhart stands gazing off in her flying gear in New York, New York.
Amelia Earhart in Her Leather Coat
This cut-out of Earhart in her leather coat was affixed to card stock by the pilot's secretary and avid admirer, Margot DeCarie.
Amelia Earhart in Ireland
Earhart stands smiling in a field in Ireland after her first solo transatlantic flight. She had flown across the Atlantic four years earlier in 1928; however, Earhart was not the pilot of that aircraft.
Amelia Earhart in Navy outfit
This cutout photograph features Earhart in a navy uniform. This first female to fly across the Atlantic both as a passenger and later in a solo journey as a pilot was made an honorary member of the United States Navy.
Amelia Earhart in NY in a Coat and Hat
Earhart smiles proudly in New York City shortly after becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean with pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon.
Amelia Earhart in Toluca Lake
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…
Amelia Earhart Profile Portrait
This cut-out of Amelia Earhart's profile portrait was affixed to card stock by the pilot's secretary and avid admirer, Margot DeCarie.
Amelia Earhart Reading
Earhart relaxes with a book.
Amelia Earhart Reading Congratulatory Telegrams
Earhart reads congratulatory telegrams while wearing her leather flight suit in Ireland. She had just completed her first solo transatlantic flight.
Amelia Earhart Sitting by a Window
Earhart relaxes at home during the Christmas holidays in 1935.
Amelia Earhart talking to an unknown man
Earhart stands conversing with a man on a sunny day in Texas.
Amelia Earhart with a Wheelbarrow
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. …
Amelia Earhart with Artist and Portrait Bust
Here Earhart sits next to a bust statue of herself. The artist responsible for the statue, Brenda Putnam sits to the right. Putnam is the cousin of Earhart's husband, George Putnam.
Amelia Earhart with Final Flight Map
Photographer Albert L. Bresnik captures Amelia in front of the map detailing her round-the-world tour.
Amelia Earhart with Flowers
Earhart is greeted after an aerial journey with flowers and photographs.
Amelia Earhart with Gene Raymond
Actor Gene Raymond holds a model airplane as he stands for photographs with Earhart. Earhart's acquaintance must have influenced the film star. When WWII began in 1939 Raymond began training and served as a military pilot after the United States…
Amelia Earhart with Helen Hayes
Amelia Earhart and award-winning actress Helen Hayes sit together, posing with a film camera tripod.
Amelia Earhart with Her Lockheed Electra
The Lochheed Electra was developed in the 1930s and was made famous by Earhart.