Ryan Aircraft Photograph Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NASM.1997.0025
Dates:
[ca. 1920s-1930s]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.1 Cubic feet
(1 folder)
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 40 Ryan photographs with captions. Photos include: various stages of production, interiors of personal planes, aircraft flying and on the ground, and the aircraft being used as a recreational vehicle.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Ryan Aircraft was established by T. Claude Ryan in 1921. Ryan Aircraft has been involved in the following aviation areas: piloted and pilotless military aircraft; personal aircraft; basic aeronautical research and development; scheduled air transportation; aviation training; rocket engines; high temperature metallurgy; and airframe components manufacturing. Ryan Aircraft was involved in several aviation 'firsts,' including the first volume producer of monoplanes in the United States. Ryan also built Lindbergh's aircraft, the 'Spirit of St. Louis'.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Louis A. Marre, Gift, 1997, 1997-0025, unknown
General
General
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Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
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
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Keywords
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Ryan Aircraft Family Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aircraft industry -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aircraft industry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airplanes Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Military Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Commercial Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ryan, Tubal Claude, 1898- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ryan Aeronautical Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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Chantilly, VA 20151
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