A five-day search in the south Pacific will focus on an object seen by satellite that explorers believe is the Lockheed Electra 10E that PRF helped Earhart buy for her round-the-world attempt
I wrote of Earhart’s time at Purdue in my book THE DEANS’ BIBLE in 2014. Hired by Elliott as Purdue’s career counselor for women students, Earhart was good friends with Deans of Women Dorothy Stratton and Helen Schleman. In Earhart’s book “Last Flight” (Originally to be named “World Flight”) that she wrote along the way and sent to her husband in installments, she stated that she was looking forward to using what she was learning in her “flying laboratory” at Purdue upon her return. —Angie Klink
While this story is not my thing, those images summoned the smell of the lubricant on the keys, the whump to get capital letters, and the look of period and comma dimples on the other side of the sheet. And what a window into what people were thinking! Archive work for 21st century histories promises to be a lot less fun.
There have been dozens of supposed Earhart findings over the years. Many have claimed credible research and none of have turned out to be true. This seems like wishful thinking and I really hope PRF isn't dumping money down the drain for the latest Amelia scam. I'm highly skeptical.
I wrote of Earhart’s time at Purdue in my book THE DEANS’ BIBLE in 2014. Hired by Elliott as Purdue’s career counselor for women students, Earhart was good friends with Deans of Women Dorothy Stratton and Helen Schleman. In Earhart’s book “Last Flight” (Originally to be named “World Flight”) that she wrote along the way and sent to her husband in installments, she stated that she was looking forward to using what she was learning in her “flying laboratory” at Purdue upon her return. —Angie Klink
This is a cool story, thanks for reporting it. In particular, I loved seeing the images of the old letters.
While this story is not my thing, those images summoned the smell of the lubricant on the keys, the whump to get capital letters, and the look of period and comma dimples on the other side of the sheet. And what a window into what people were thinking! Archive work for 21st century histories promises to be a lot less fun.
There have been dozens of supposed Earhart findings over the years. Many have claimed credible research and none of have turned out to be true. This seems like wishful thinking and I really hope PRF isn't dumping money down the drain for the latest Amelia scam. I'm highly skeptical.