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[Crowd with Elinor Smith's Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a crowd with Elinor Smith's Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft, Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, March 27, 1931. The verso caption notes that the photo was taken after the aircraft was damaged during Smith's attempt at the women's altitude record.Typed caption on verso: "Bellanca monoplane after being cracked up by Miss Elinor Smith, while attempting to break womens altitude…

[William P. Lear and Amelia Earhart] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear and Amelia Earhart, Roosevelt Field, New York, circa 1935.Inscription on verso: "(1935) / 2 yrs. before she crashed in the Pacific /Taken at Roosevelt Field, N.Y / Amelia Earhart and Lear / (She died July 2, 1937)."Typed caption on verso: "In 1935, Bill Lear extolls the merits of his new aircraft radio transmitter to Amelia Earhart."

[Elinor Smith's Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft after crashing upside down] (Item)

Photograph of Elinor Smith's Bellanca Skyrocket CH-400 aircraft after crashing upside down near Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York, March 27, 1931.Typed caption on verso: "Noseover of Miss Elinor Smith's monoplane [cut off] / March 27, 1931. After attempt by the fam[cut off] nineteen year old girl flyer to regain the women's altitude record. Near Mitchel Field."

[Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Ed Musick at Venice Flying School] (Item)

Photograph of (from left to right) Fred Schiller, Ruth Wightman, and Edwin Musick at the Venice Flying School, California, circa 1918. Part of a set of album pages containing scenes related to early aviation and automobile races, circa 1900s-1920s.

[Students and staff of Ryan School of Aeronautics] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of students and staff of the Ryan School of Aeronautics in front of the Lindbergh Field Administration Building, San Diego, California), circa 1920s-1930s. Some of the people, including John Fornasero, T. Claude Ryan, Jacqueline Cochran, Orva Johnson, and Peter Dana, are labeled in the image. The verso includes a list of signatures.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of…

[Paul Mantz, Amelia Earhart, Captain Harry Manning, and Fred Noonan] (Item)

Photograph of (from left to right) Paul Mantz, Amelia Earhart, Captain Harry Manning, and Fred Noonan with Earhart's Lockheed Model 10-E Electra aircraft, Oakland Airport, California, March 14, 1937. The photo was taken just before her around-the-world flight attempt. Caption on verso: "From: Wide World Photos / San Francisco Bureau / Amelia crew ready for Pacific hop / Oakland Airport .... A new…

[Amelia Earhart landing Lockheed Model 5C Vega aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Amelia Earhart landing her Lockheed Model 5C Vega aircraft at Oakland Airport, California, January 12, 1935. Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland. Inscription on verso: "Amelia Earhart landing at Oakland / Jan 12, 1935."

[Amelia Earhart by car] (Item)

Photograph of Amelia Earhart by a car, Detroit, Michigan, December 2, 1932. Inscription on verso: "Amelia Earhart at Detroit / 12-2-32 / Photo by D. Smith, Detroit."

[Amelia Earhart climbing out of Lockheed Model 5C Vega aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Amelia Earhart climbing out of her Lockheed Model 5C Vega aircraft after landing at Oakland Airport, California, January 12, 1935. Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland. Photograph has been hand-tinted to accentuate outlines and clarify background. Inscription on verso: "Clambering out! At right, sky heroine climbs out of the trim monoplane that…

[Amelia Earhart surrounded by people] (Item)

Photograph of Amelia Earhart surrounded by people after landing at Oakland Airport, California, January 12, 1935. Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland. Photograph has been hand-tinted to accentuate outlines and clarify background. Inscription on verso: "Air Saga Heroine! Wearied after her long vigil at the controls, Miss Earhart is shown surrounded by…