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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Willa B. Brown Photograph
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0095
- Dates:
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bulk 1925-1935
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet(1 folder)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This full-length studio portrait photograph features early African American pilot Willa B. Brown, posed in her flying suit photograph. The photograph was taken somewhere between 1925 and 1935 in Chicago, Illinois.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Willa Brown was a pilot and president of the National Airmen's Association of America.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Billie Johnson, Gift, 1997
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Willa B. Brown Photograph, Accession number 1987-0095, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Women in aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
African American air pilots | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Brown, Willa | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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