Amelia Earhart Photographs and Covers

A collection of over 120 early photographs, letters, signed photos and ephemera related to Amelia Earhart.

• Amelia Earhart (American).

Photo of Amelia Earhart in the Beech-Nut.

• Initialed by Amelia Earhart.
• Accompanied by an autographed letter signed from Bill Schneider to Earhart asking for an autographed photo.
• Housed in a black plastic frame.

Four photos of the Fokker F-7 Friendship signed by Lou Gordon, the mechanic and co-pilot for the 1928 flight in which Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean.

Seven autographed letters signed from Lou Gordon to Bill Schneider.

• Dated: 5/1/1934, 8/20/49, 3-18-1951, 1/30/1952, 9-5-1955, 3/9/1957 and 10/14/1963.

A letter signed by Betty Chester (Earhart’s secretary) to Bill Schneider, dated 7/15/1933.

• With two accompanying Type 1 photos of Earhart arriving after completing the Bendix Race.
• Housed in black plastic frame.

First flight cover carried by Earhart on her 1935 Hawaii-California flight.

• With typed notation: “Hawaii-California // This letter Carried By The Kindness Of Miss Amelia Earhart // Bill Schneider Jr., Rahway, New Jersey.”
• Accompanied by 16 photos produced by Lockheed showing images from Earhart's Hawaii-California flight.

First flight cover dated “1937” with text: “Amelia Earhart Completes World Flight.”

Cover honoring Amelia Earhart with U.S. Air Mail stamp.

• 1963.
• Signature of aviatrix Viola Gentry.

58 photographs showing multiple Earhart-flown planes, public events, etc.

• [1930s].
• All photographs are either Type 1 or very early reproductions.

Six photos of Earhart's "Trans-Atlantic Lockheed" released by Lockheed.

Photograph of Amelia Earhart with Paul Collins, Richard Alsworth and Gene Vidal.

• The photo is signed by Paul Collins on the back and is undated.

Three signed photos of American Aviator Frank Purdy Lahm.

• Type 1.

Sixteen photos of planes Earhart flew and events Earhart appeared at similar to those released by Lockheed.

Two photos of Lockheed plane emblazoned “Mrs. ?”.

• Type 1.

Two ads for Amelia Earhart speech appearance at the Masonic Temple

• [Michigan City, 1934].

Three ads for covers

• [1930s].

Typed letter signed from Bill Schneider to “Captain Blakeman.”

• Autograph note at bottom in response.

Two-page typed letter signed to Bill Schneider from “Florence.”

Collection assembled by collector Bill Schneider from the 1930s to 1960s and then purchased by William Littlewood in the 1970s.