Propeller, Amelia Earhart, (sculpture).

Propeller, Amelia Earhart, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Propeller, Amelia Earhart, (sculpture).

Sculpture: metal; Base: concrete.

(On base plaque:) Amelia Earhart/A life measured not in years/---but in accomplishments!/Born in Atchison, Kansas, July 24, 1898/-Famous American Pioneer Pilot/-First President of the Ninety-Nines/-International organization of licensed women pilots--organized/in 1929/First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, May 20-21, 1932/-First woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, 1932/-First woman to fly from Hawaii to the U.S. on January 11, 1935/-First person to attempt to circle the world at the equator/....Lost at sea on the lst lap, somewhere between Lae, New Guinea/and Howland Island, July 2, 1937/This plaque contributed by:/Michigan Chapter of 99's-Oct. 1976.

An airplane propeller standing on a concrete base.

Homage -- Earhart, Amelia

Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane

Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit

Administered by City of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan

Located Amelia Earhart School, 75 Service Drive, Detroit, Michigan

Detroit Historical Museum, City of Detroit Monuments, 2004.

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