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The New York Times
Mid-Week Pictorial
| Date | September 7, 1935 |
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| Location | Cleveland Ohio United States |
| Dimensions | Image: 8 11/16 x 9 1/8 in. (22.1 x 23.2 cm) Overall: 13 x 9 9/16 x 1/16 in. (33 x 24.3 x 0.2 cm) |
| Print medium | Photo-Gravure |
The first National Air Races in 1929 featured the Women's Air Derby, disparagingly nicknamed "Powder Puff Air Derby." In 1935, the Earhart Prize, for which she donated the $1,250 purse, was won by Melba Beard, a twenty-two-year-old flyer who beat seven other pilots on the twenty-five-mile course.
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Museum Purchase, 2006
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Accession No. 2006.18.30