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Photograph of a Boeing F4B aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s. The emblem for the Civil Aeronautics Administration is visible on the fuselage.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 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…

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

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

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…

Photograph of Douglas Corrigan in an aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s. The image is signed by Corrigan. Stamped on verso: "Erickson / The Flying Photographer / San Diego. Calif."Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the…

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…