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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.

[Birth announcement for Douglas Orville Corrigan]
Birth announcement for Douglas Orville Corrigan, son of Douglas Corrigan, sent to John Fornasero, circa June 1940. Includes details about the baby's birth. One card and envelope.Inscription: "1st baby of 'Wrong Way' Corrigan of 1938 fame."Part of a…

[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…

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

[Commercial pilot's license issued by Civil Aeronautics Administration to John B. Fornasero]
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.

[Mechanic's license issued by U.S. Civil Aeronautics Administration to John B. Fornasero]
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.

[Airman identification card issued by U.S. Civil Aeronautics Administration to John B. Fornasero]
Airman identification card 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.

[John Fornasero with Great Lakes Model 2T aircraft]
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."

[John Fornasero piloting Ryan S-T aircraft]
Photograph of John Fornasero piloting a Ryan S-T aircraft, circa 1930s.Inscription on verso: "John Fornasero piloting / (Early photo)."

[John Fornasero and Santa Claus with unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of John Fornasero and a person dressed as Santa Claus with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1930s. The text "Ryan School of Aeronautics / San Diego" is painted on the fuselage.Inscription on verso: "John Fornasero / Ryan -- Bringing Santa…
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