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Photograph of John Fornasero (center) and two other men with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

Photograph of the cockpit of a Ryan S-C aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

Photograph of the cockpit section of a Ryan S-C aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s. A Ryan Aeronautical Company hangar is visible in the background.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

Photograph of people with three unidentified aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

Postcard featuring an aerial view of the Ryan Flying Company's buildings and aircraft at Dutch Flats, Diego, California, circa 1926.Text on verso: "Ryan Flying Company, San Diego in 1926 / Claude Ryan used this field on Dutch Flats beside Barnett…

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…

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:…

Flight logbook No. 1 used by John B. Fornasero, November 1928 to November 1930. Includes five pages of handwritten notes referencing specific flights.

Newsletter published by students of the Ryan School of Aeronautics, edited by "the Firm of Riz, Riz, and Razz," circa 1928-1937. Includes articles about pilots and news at the airfield. Four typed pages.

Photograph of John Fornasero with a Great Lakes Model 2T aircraft (tail number NC-131Y) at Dutch Flats Airport, San Diego, California, circa 1929.Inscription on verso: "John Fornasero / Great Lakes biplane at 'Dutch Flats' / San Diego / 1929."