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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07243.006.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to Neta Snook, Amelia Earhart's flight instructor |
| Title | Photographs of Neta Snook Southern with others |
| Date | Aug-81 |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | Photographs of Neta Snook Southern accompanied by various people possibly attending a Lockheed Martin function. One of the people is identified as Carol Osborne of Lockheed Martin. Also includes a dinner ticket belonging to Snook Southern. |
| Subjects | Women's History Aviation |
| People | Southern, Neta Snook (1896-1991) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| 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 |