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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07243.006.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to Neta Snook, Amelia Earhart's flight instructor |
| Title | Mother Curtiss |
| Date | 1927 |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | A black and white photocopy of a photograph containing an image of Neta Snook and an unknown man. The title is taken from an inscription on the verso of the matt. |
| Subjects | Women's History Aviation |
| People | Southern, Neta Snook (1896-1991) |
| Place written | Springfield, Illinois |
| Theme | Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Anita (Neta) Snook Southern was Amelia Earhart's flight instructor from 1920 to about 1922. She began flying in 1917 and attended the Curtiss School of Aviation in New Port News, Va in 1918. After the school closed due to flying restrictions during WW I, Snook moved West to Southern California where she worked as a flight instructor and taught Amelia Earhart. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |