William Hawley Bowlus standing next to an Ryan single engine monoplane, 1920 -1939

Title: William Hawley Bowlus standing next to an Ryan single engine monoplane, 1920 -1939
Date Created: [between 1920-1939]
Date: 1920/1939
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: William Hawley Bowlus, wearing a light-colored 3-piece suit, standing next to a Ryan single engine monoplane in a dirt airfield. Two men stand next to the plane in the background.
William Hawley Bowlus was a designer, engineer and builder of aircraft. He was the Superintendent of Construction on Charles Lindbergh's aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, and became well-known later as the designer of the Airstream travel trailers.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: Bowlus, William H., Aviation, Designer of Lindbergh's Plane.

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_1382
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dbts1
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