Coast Guard search

• "The first 24 hours."
• "The Itasca Search."

One of the men aboard the USCGC Itasca was James Carey, a college student who had taken a job with the Associated Press to earn money for tuition. He was there to cover Earhart’s arrival at Howland Island, and her subsequent take-off for Hawaii.

• The Carey Diary.
• The Carey Photos.
• Carey's AP article.