Amelia

Reading time: less than a minute | Written by Ben Branch | May 1st 2012

This is the greatest picture of Earhart I’ve ever seen, it’s a snapshot of pure Americanness. And I mean that in a good way.

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Published by Ben Branch - May 1st 2012

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