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Ralph Myron Brown (1893--1976) was an early aviator. This collection consists of pages from a scrapbook documenting Brown's aviation career.
Ralph Myron Brown (1893--1976) received his pilot license in November of 1912, and was one of the Thomas Brothers Company (Ithaca, NY) fliers. Brown also flew exhibition flights and carried passengers; one of his most famous passengers was Chief Two Guns White Calf, the first Native American carried as a passenger in an aircraft. Brown went on to be a designer for Thomas Brothers before going to work at Penn Yan Boats Company, where he retired as President of that company. Brown was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation.
NASM.XXXX.1217
Brown, Ralph Myron, 1893-1976
1912-1914, 1968
Unknown, possibly Ralph M. Brown, NASM.XXXX.1217.
0.18 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of pages from a scrapbook containing the following documentation on Ralph M. Brown's aviation career: newspaper clippings; advertisements for various aviation events; correspondence from the Aero Club of America disciplining Brown for his flight over New York City; a membership card for the Springfield Aeronautical Society; aviation race entry form; and contracts, including one between Brown and A. Leo Stevens.
Pages are in the order in which they were originally found. Contents are roughly chronological in arrangement.
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Ralph M. Brown Scrapbook Pages, NASM.XXXX.1217, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics
Air pilots
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks