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Photograph of a Piper J-3C Cub aircraft (tail number NC21599), circa 1930s-1940s. Includes an autograph of William T. Piper in lower right corner.Inscription on verso: "John Fornasero Collection / Autographed photo / 'W. T. Piper.'"

Place card for Eloise Fornasero, circa 1940s-1960s. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

Ribbon commemorating the first tour of the Aviation Country Club of Los Angeles to Sonora, May 1936. 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…

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

Photograph of three Ryan S-T aircraft in formation flight, circa 1935. The verso inscription identifies the pilots as John Fornasero, Paul Wilcox, and James Fornasero.Inscription on verso: "John Fornasero Collection / 3 Ryan STs in formation / 1935 /…

Photograph of a Ryan S-T aircraft in front of a Ryan Aeronautical Company hangar, Lindbergh Field (present-day San Diego International Airport), California, circa 1930s. Stamped on verso: "The New Ryan Model S-T / Manufactured by Ryan Aeronautical…

Photograph of a Ryan S-T aircraft (tail number NC14223), circa 1930s. A man is seated in the rear cockpit.Stamped on verso: "The New Ryan Model S-T / Manufactured by Ryan Aeronautical Company / San Diego, California -- U.S.A."Stamped on verso:…

Photograph of a Ryan S-T aircraft (tail number X-14223) in flight, circa 1930s. Stamped on verso: "The New Ryan Model S-T / Manufactured by Ryan Aeronautical Company / San Diego, California -- U.S.A."Stamped on verso: "Erickson / The Flying…

Photograph of five Ryan School of Aeronautics aircraft, including two Great Lakes Model 2T-1A (back of "V"), in formation flight, circa 1920s-1930s. The verso inscription implies that John Farnasero is one of the pilots.Inscription on verso:…