Elinor Smith After Arriving From Los Angeles

(Original Caption) Miss Elinor Smith, 17 years old, waving to the crowd of thousands, just after she landed here after establishing a new women’s flight endurance record, 26 hours, 21 minutes, 32 seconds, over four hours better than that of Mrs. McPhetridge of Los Angeles. The plucky girl flew a Ballanca cabin monoplane. (Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images)

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