Housed at Purdue University, the George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers offer a rare glimpse into the life of America's premier aviatrix. Her achievements are well-known, including the fact that she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. This collection offers up over 3,500 scans of photographs, maps, documents and artifacts related to Earhart's life and accomplishments....
Amelia Earhart once said "I chose to fly the Atlantic because I wanted to." It's a great quote, and this online exhibit provides some marvelous images of this most celebrated aviatrix. Created by the National Portrait Gallery to complement an in-situ exhibit, the site includes 12 images, including a drawing by Hugo Gellert and a photograph of Earhart's pilot's license from 1923. The real finds...