Amelia Earhart's Automobile Permit. Used on Cross-Country Road Trip with Mother.

Glacier National Park Automobile permit, dated June 26 (1924). Ticket no. 5627 on Department of the Interior National Park Service heading was issued to Amelia Earhart of Hollywood, Cal for $2.50. Lightly toned, dried, toned adhesive on verso.3.5" x 4.35"

Following the dissolution of her mother's marriage, Amelia traded her beloved Kinner "Canary" Airster for a Kissel touring car, also bright yellow. "In the late spring [1924] Amelia put Amy in the 'Yellow Peril' and left for Boston on a rambling itinerary that went north via Yosemite and Crater Lake, turned east from Seattle to Banff and Lake Louise, headed south for Yellowstone, and finally picked up the airmail beacons stations along the Lincoln Highway near Cheyenne [on their way to Boston], which thrilled Amelia," (Backus). This unique memento from Earhart's cross-country road trip shows that she paid $2.50 to permit "The Yellow Peril" (License No. 454-692), ferrying herself and her mother into Glacier National Park.

Amelia Earhart (1897-1938) was one of the world's most celebrated aviators and was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (1932). In addition to her piloting feats, Earhart was known for encouraging women to reject constrictive social norms and to pursue various opportunities, especially in the field of aviation. Her aviation career was cut short though when she tragically disappeared in 1937 while attempting an unprecedented aerial circumnavigation of the globe.

Provenance: From the estate of record-breaking aviator, Amelia Earhart author and researcher Elgen M. Long and his wife, fellow Earhart scholar, Marie K. Long.

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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