Amelia Earhart christening Essex Terraplane automobile, Detroit, Michigan

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Description

View of Amelia Earhart, holding a bouquet of roses, christening the new Essex Terraplane car at Detroit, Michigan. Earhart holds a checkered bottle; camera attached to tripod on right. Stamped on back: "J.W. Hughes, Detroit's photographer since 1885. Maccabee Bldg., Woodward at Putnam, Phone Columbia 3249." Handwritten on back: "Amelia Earhart christens new Essex Terraplane."

Details

Creator:: Hughes, J.W.
Resource ID:: na030026
Subject:: Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937; Hudson Motor Car Company; Automobiles--Michigan--Detroit; Cameras--Michigan--Detroit; Photographers--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1932-07-21
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10.25 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: Earhart, Amelia
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.