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[Holiday greeting card to John and Elouise Fornasero from Adelaide Smith]
Holiday greeting card to John and Elouise Fornasero from Adelaide Smith, circa 1930s. Features a silhouetted aircraft in flight.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

[Business card for Captain Ernest Y. C. Chen]
Business card for Captain Ernest Y. C. Chen of the Air Corps, Chinese Army, circa 1930s-1940s.Inscription: "Former Ryan student of John B. Fornasero. Captain Chen gave this card to J.B.F. in Wash. D.C. in late 1930s or early 1940s."Part of a…

[Envelope addressed to John Fornasero with "Spirit of St. Louis" stamp]
Envelope addressed to John Fornasero in San Diego, California, postmarked February 10, 1931. The 10-cent stamp, which features an image of Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis" aircraft, commemorates the first solo trans-Atlantic flight in…

[Diploma issued to John Fornasero from T. C. Ryan Flying School]
Diploma issued to John Fornasero from the T. C. Ryan Flying School, June 21, 1929. Certifies Fornasero's completion of the Commercial Pilot's course. Signed by T. Claude Ryan.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the…

[Great Lakes Model 2T-1E aircraft in flight]
Photograph of a Great Lakes Model 2T-1E aircraft (tail number NC11320) in flight, circa 1920s-1930s. Stamped on verso: "Erickson / The Flying Photographer."Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company,…

[People with unidentified aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of six people with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s. Identified individuals are John Frank (second from right) and John Fornasero (far right).Inscription: "John Frank / John Fornasero."Part of a dissembled…

[Men in flight gear with Ryan S-T aircraft]
Photograph of two men in flight gear with a Ryan S-T aircraft, Lindbergh Field (present-day San Diego International Airport), California, circa 1920s-1930s.Inscription: "A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year / John H. von [illegible]."Part of a…

[Man in flight gear with Ryan S-T aircraft]
Photograph of a man in flight gear with a Ryan S-T aircraft, Lindbergh Field (present-day San Diego International Airport), California, circa 1920s-1930s. A Ryan School of Aeronautics hangar is visible in the background.Inscription on image: "To…

[People in front of Ryan School of Aeronautics building]
Photographic group portrait of people, likely students and staff, in front of the Ryan School of Aeronautics building, Lindbergh Field (present-day San Diego International Airport), California, circa 1920s-1930s. Tubal Claude Ryan is in the front…

[People with unidentified aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of people with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s. Identified individuals are Tubal Claude Ryan (standing, fifth from left) and John Fornasero (front row, far left). The verso includes a few signatures.Stamped on…
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