Postcard of Unknown Man

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Title

Postcard of Unknown Man

Subject

Women air pilots -- United States

Description

Found within the IWASM collection of Ruth Nichols Photograph Collection is this postcard of a mysterious unknown man in glasses named Ivan Mauni. Handwritten, cryptic messages written in Latin appear under the man's picture: Inventus, meaning found or discovered; Immortalis, meaning immortal; and Le Bedux et Ivall, most likely family names or locations. The back reads "Post Card," "Special by R. Torres Studios," "224 West 116th St., New York, 101 Lenox Ave."

Creator

IWASM

Source

Ruth Nichols Photograph Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum

Contributor

Heidi Fearing

Rights

Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at info@iwasm.org

Identifier

Photo No. RN6

Citation

IWASM, “Postcard of Unknown Man,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed April 26, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1547.