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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:…

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."

Photograph of John Fornasero with a Great Lakes Model 2T aircraft (tail number NC-131Y) at Dutch Flats Airport, San Diego, California, circa 1929.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.