Amelia Earhart and George Putnam Leaving the Aero Club of Pittsburgh, 1929
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In 1928, publisher and publicist George Palmer Putnam began to heavily promote aviatrix Amelia Earhart through a book, lecture tours, and product endorsements. These activities not only provided Earhart's chief source of income, but also enhanced her fame. Putman and Earhart's partnership flourished, both professionally and personally--in February 1931, they married.
In 1928, publisher and publicist George Palmer Putnam began to heavily promote aviatrix Amelia Earhart through a book, lecture tours, and product endorsements. These activities not only provided Earhart's chief source of income, but also enhanced her fame. Putman and Earhart's partnership flourished, both professionally and personally--in February 1931, they married.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1929
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 9.875 in
Width: 8 in
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