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Names:
Brown, Willa  Search this
Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Date:
bulk 1925-1935
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:
Willa Brown was a pilot and president of the National Airmen's Association of America.
Provenance:
Billie Johnson, Gift, 1997
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
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
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Women in aeronautics  Search this
African American air pilots  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Citation:
Willa B. Brown Photograph, Accession number 1987-0095, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1987.0095
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e9ce0297-4c62-4752-b2a9-40fcfbd443fb
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1987-0095