The artifact was found in the photo, print, and drawing section of the U.S. Library of Congress online archive. Published January 12, 1935, by the Pan Pacific Press., the photo depicts Amelia Earhart climbing down from her aircraft after completing an engine run-up for preflight. Honorably, she completes the solo flight departing from Honolulu, Hawaii.
I selected this artifact because Amelia Earhart has been a historical inspiration for aviators, engineers, and airplane enthusiasts. Her success has brought personal motivation to continue progressing in the aerospace industry. Amelia demonstrated exceptional perseverance in completing aviation milestones, even when the odds were against her. As Lienhard (n.d.) states "Idealism drove Earhart. She started out to be a poet. She learned to fly from a rare woman instructor named Neta Snook in California. Earhart used her bully pulpit to push things she believed in -- women's rights, pacifism -- and flight. Her last round-the-world flight had little real importance. If she'd made it, it would've been forgotten" (para. 7 & 9). Not only does this artifact communicate her aviation accomplishments but it exemplifies the notion of strong-willed determination.
(1935). Amelia Earhart takes off from Hawaii in Solo Flight / Pan Pacific Press Photo [Photograph]. The Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/94505525/#
Lienhard, J. H. (n.d.). No. 1057: AMELIA EARHART. Engines of Our Ingenuity. https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1057.htm
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