Amelia Earhart holding a floral arrangement, standing with a jockey next to a horse racing track

DN-0086080

Title: Amelia Earhart holding a floral arrangement, standing with a jockey next to a horse racing track Description: Full-length portrait of aviatrix Amelia Earhart holding a floral arrangement, standing with a horse jockey on steps next to a horse racing track at Lincoln Field in Chicago, Illinois. Three unidentified men and an unidentified woman are standing in the background, and an unidentified man is standing next to Earhart and the jockey. Earhart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by airplane, on June 17-18. She visited Chicago on July 19, 1928. Date Depicted: 1928 Creator: Chicago Daily News, Inc. Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: glass negatives Extent: 4 x 5 in. Copyright Notice: No Known Copyright Credit Line: DN-0086080, Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection, Chicago Historical Society Accession Number: 1960.784 Acquisition Source: Gift of Field Enterprises, Inc. Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Chicago Daily News Storage Location: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum CHM Catalog ID: 132202 Max Pixels - Width: 408 Max Pixels - Height: 500 Help improve this content