Amelia Earhart shaking hands with an unidentified man at the horse races held at Lincoln Field - Chicago Daily News, Inc.

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Title: Amelia Earhart shaking hands with an unidentified man at the horse races held at Lincoln Field Description: ortrait of aviatrix Amelia Earhart shaking hands with an unidentified man at the horse races held at Lincoln Field in Chicago, Illinois. Earhart is sitting in box seats, and the man is standing behind a steel railing in front of Earhart. A crowd is standing in the background, and two unidentified men are sitting next to Earhart. 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-0086089, 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 Catalog Record ID: 132210 Max Pixels - Width: 500 Max Pixels - Height: 405 Help improve this content