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[Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra airplane in flight over San Francisco Bay] : [with related correspondence].
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Title:

[Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra airplane in flight over San Francisco Bay]: [with related correspondence]

Creator/Contributor:

Sunderland, Clyde., creator

Abstract:

Copy photograph of Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra plane in flight, probably over San Francisco Bay. Taken in 1937, some months prior to Earhart's disappearance while piloting this plane during a round-the-world flight. Photographic image redproduces autographs on the original of Earhart, stunt pilot and technical adviser Paul Mantz, and navigators Harry Manning and Fred Noonan. Accompanied by 1 Sunderland business card, copies of 2 newsclippings and 5 typescript letters between Sunderland and various publishers regarding a similar 1937 Sunderland photograph of Earhart's plane in flight over San Francisco Bay.

Date:

[1937] (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Airplanes -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Photographs
Electra (Turboprop transports) -- Photographs
Avions -- Californie -- San Francisco, Région de la baie de -- Photographies
Airplanes
Electra (Turboprop transports)
California -- San Francisco Bay Area
Earhart, Amelia -- 1897-1937 -- Pictorial works
Earhart, Amelia -- 1897-1937

Note:

Photographer Clyde Sunderland's logo appears in image, lower right.
Title devised by cataloger.
Date supplied by cataloger.
Copy photograph. Adhered to verso are sheets with description, copyright information and reproduction instructions in ms.
Includes copy negative of same image.
NEGATIVE: RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.

Type:

graphic
correspondence.
Photographs.
Pictorial works.
Aerial photographs.

Physical Description:

photonegative
photoprint
2 folders (1 photographic print, correspondence and clippings) and 1 negative : photographic print 8 x 10 in.

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

NEGATIVE: RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator.