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1928 Amelia Earhart Boston Return Parade Touring Car Glass Plate Negative OOAK
Original, one-of-a-kind (OOAK) camera-original antique 4x5 gelatin silver glass plate negative captured on July 9, 1928, documenting aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart alongside pilot Wilmer Stultz and mechanic Louis \"Slim\" Gordon during their triumphant civic welcome parade through Boston, Massachusetts.
Photographed on assignment by Boston Herald-Traveler staff photojournalist Leslie Jones, this historic, museum-grade camera negative captures Earhart smiling radiantly from the back of an open luxury touring car, cradling a massive floral presentation bouquet. Just three weeks earlier, on June 17–18, 1928, Earhart made international history aboard the Fokker F.VIIb/3m seaplane Friendship, becoming the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air. Because Earhart was living in Boston and working as a dedicated social worker at Denison House in the South End prior to the flight, her return to the city was celebrated with massive crowds, motorcades, and a grand civic reception.
The razor-sharp composition exhibits outstanding documentary and portrait detail:
Amelia Earhart in a stylish patterned cloche hat and fur-trimmed coat holding her ceremonial bouquet.
Chief pilot Wilmer Stultz (center) and flight mechanic Louis Gordon (right) standing beside her in tailored summer suits.
Chauffeur and Boston city officials in flat straw boater hats seated in the open front compartment of the parade touring car.
Format: Heavy antique silver gelatin glass plate negative, exposed directly in Leslie Jones\'s press camera on July 9, 1928.
Please Note: This listing is for the original antique glass plate negative only. Any positive photographic images shown in this listing are modern inverted digital scans provided solely as a visual representation to show what a finished photograph prints like. No physical paper photograph, modern print, or paper product of any kind is included with this purchase.
Condition: Very Good to Excellent antique condition. Heavy glass plate is completely intact with no cracks, breaks, or chips. Emulsion exhibits exceptional resolution, rich tonal gradation, and brilliant sharpness throughout the facial features, floral arrangement, and automobile. Surface shows light, authentic handling marks and minor edge silver mirroring consistent with an original 1928 working press camera negative. Housed in a fresh archival protective sleeve.
The glass plate negative measures 4 x 5In.
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