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A photograph of Clyde Vernon Cessna, 1879-1954, inside a Comet airplane. Cessna was an aviation pioneer and founder of the Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas.
Date: Between 1917 and 1920
This photograph can be used to discuss Cessna's career in the aviation industry, and his importance to Wichita and Kansas.
KS:4th:1.1
Item Number: 210414
Call Number: B Cessna, Cyde *5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210414
Business and Industry - Aviation - Production - Cessna
Business and Industry - Aviation - Production - Travel Air Company
Business and Industry - Aviation - Research and development
Collections - Photograph
Curriculum - 4th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Individuals and developments (Benchmark 1) - Notable Kansans (Indicator 1)
Curriculum - The Kansas Journey - Chapter 10: Good Times, Bad Times
Date - 1910s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Cessna,Clyde,1879-1954
Places - Cities and towns - Sedgwick
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Transportation - Aeronautics
Transportation - Air Travel - Aeroplanes
Transportation - Air Travel - Companies - Cessna
Type of Material - Photographs
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210414
