Amelia Earhart
The first leg of America’s favorite female pilot’s planned round-the-world tour is ready to take off, from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii. She is standing in front of the plane she has chosen: a Lockheed Electra 10E custom-built for her. She will depart on March 17, 1937, not long after this photograph was taken. However, the Electra was damaged during Earhart’s takeoff from Hawaii, requiring the trip to be canceled.
Shirley Temple
In this shot, the young actor, who appears to be nine or 10 years old, is playing a cowgirl in a Western program. Her cowboy buddy is Montie Montana, a well-known rodeo trick rider and stuntman. In this rare photograph, taken around 1938 in Palm Springs, California, the two prepare to take the stage at the Desert Inn.
