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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 30895, member: 33"]I personally don't think it looks that much like her, but that's just me. I don't mind if I'm proven incorrect, either... but here is my thinking</p><p><br /></p><p>Normally Amelia Earhart wore her hair with some kind of bangs in the front. All of the photos you linked to seem to have some version of bangs. Also, her hair was a bit curly and didn't lie down flat as much as this woman's did. I also think her eyes look different.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the woman in your photo has narrow shoulders... Amelia's look wider to me. She was very athletic looking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Purdue University has a large archive about Amelia Earhart, since she was affiliated with that university. You might try writing to them for opinions:</p><p><a href="http://oldsite.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/aearhart/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://oldsite.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/aearhart/" rel="nofollow">http://oldsite.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/aearhart/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a digital collection Purdue has: <a href="http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/search/collection/epurdue" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/search/collection/epurdue" rel="nofollow">http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/search/collection/epurdue</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 30895, member: 33"]I personally don't think it looks that much like her, but that's just me. I don't mind if I'm proven incorrect, either... but here is my thinking Normally Amelia Earhart wore her hair with some kind of bangs in the front. All of the photos you linked to seem to have some version of bangs. Also, her hair was a bit curly and didn't lie down flat as much as this woman's did. I also think her eyes look different. Also, the woman in your photo has narrow shoulders... Amelia's look wider to me. She was very athletic looking. Purdue University has a large archive about Amelia Earhart, since she was affiliated with that university. You might try writing to them for opinions: [url]http://oldsite.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/aearhart/[/url] Here is a digital collection Purdue has: [url]http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/cdm/search/collection/epurdue[/url][/QUOTE]
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