Drafting Pen, William J. Powell

3-D: 12 × 0.7 × 0.3cm (4 3/4 × 1/4 × 1/8 in.) Citation Source image

During the 1920s William J. Powell led a small group of black air enthusiasts in Los Angeles. He established the Bessie Coleman Flying Club in 1929 and sponsored the first all-black air show on Labor Day 1931. As part of his effort to make aviation accessible to African Americ...

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Gift of William J. Powell, III.
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