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Mechanic's license issued by the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Administration to John B. Fornasero, June 18, 1953. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Boeing Company, 1944-1953.

Commercial pilot's license issued by the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Administration to John B. Fornasero, June 18, 1953. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Boeing Company, 1944-1953.

Civil Aeronautics Authority identification card issued by the U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce to John B. Fornasero, September 20, 1938.

Brochure for the Ryan School of Aeronautics, circa 1937. Features photographs and information about the school. 34 pages.

Brochure for the Ryan School of Aeronautics, circa 1936. Features photographs and information about the school. 33 pages.

Brochure for the Ryan School of Aeronautics, circa 1934. Features photographs and information about the school. 33 pages.

Flight schedule pamphlet for passengers of Commercial Air Trasport Lines, circa 1929. Includes handwritten notes, including one noting that the pamphlet was sent to John Fornasero by Wells Fulton.

Pencil-drawn caricature (photographic reproduction) of two men in an aircraft, November 8, 1928. The speech bubble from the smaller pilot reads, "Mr. Jones -- Will I get my blind flyin' ratin' to, if I pass this 'privates' test??"Inscription:…

Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Service Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft (fuselage designation A.S. 34220), circa 1910s-1920s.

Postcard featuring the USS Macon airship over San Diego, California, circa 1926.Text on verso: "USS Macon over San Diego in 1934 / Powered by eight engines, lifted by helium, the 785-foor Macon moored to a mast on Camp Kearny when it visited San…