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Photograph of two men in flight gear shaking hands by a Great Lakes Model 2T-1A aircraft (tail number NC 825K), circa 1920s-1930s. The text "T.C. Ryan Flying School / San Diego, Cal." is painted on the fuselage.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items…

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.

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

Photograph of people examining a wrecked Ryan School of Aeronautics aircraft (C3191), circa 1920s-1930s.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

Photograph of people examining a wrecked Ryan School of Aeronautics aircraft (C3191), circa 1920s-1930s.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

Photograph of a man in an Aeronca TG-5A Glider, circa 1942.Inscription on verso: "Aeronca TG-5A."Stamped on verso: "Certified by the Photo Finishing Institute / Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. / Kisco Photo Service / Jun. 30. 1942."

Photograph of a man in an Aeronca TG-5A Glider, circa 1942.Inscription on verso: "Aeronca TG-5A."Stamped on verso: "Certified by the Photo Finishing Institute / Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. / Kisco Photo Service / Jun. 30. 1942."

Aerial photograph of unidentified terrain, circa 1940s. Much of the image is obscured by the photographing aircraft's engine. The verso inscription misidentifies the aircraft as an Aeronca TG-5A Glider.Inscription on verso: "Aeronca TG-5A [sic]."

Photograph of a man in an Aeronca TG-5A Glider, circa 1942.Inscription on verso: "Aeronca TG-5A."Stamped on verso: "Certified by the Photo Finishing Institute / Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. / Kisco Photo Service / Jun. 30. 1942."

Photograph of a man in an Aeronca TG-5A Glider, circa 1942.Inscription on verso: "Aeronca TG-5A."Stamped on verso: "Certified by the Photo Finishing Institute / Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. / Kisco Photo Service / Jun. 30. 1942."