National Air and Space Museum Archives

Willa B. Brown Photograph

Summary

Willa B. Brown Photograph
Willa B. Brown Photograph
Collection ID:
NASM.1987.0095
Dates:
bulk 1925-1935
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
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

Willa B. Brown Photograph
Willa B. Brown Photograph

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

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