• A weathered letter addressed to Aunt Ellen and Jim written by George Schnitzer, Jr.
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    A letter written by Chief Radio Operator George Schnitzer, Jr., during the July 14 and 15, 1925, flights of the USS Shenandoah. The letter was dropped from the airship and made its way to the post office for delivery to his aunt and uncle — the envelope bears a postage stamp and postmark of Newport, Rhode Island.

  • A weathered letter addressed to Aunt Ellen and Jim written by George Schnitzer, Jr.

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