Bundled Ruth Nichols and a Crosley Radio Plane
Title
Bundled Ruth Nichols and a Crosley Radio Plane
Subject
Women air pilots -- United States
Description
Aviation pioneer and multiple record breaker Ruth Nichols stands in front of a Crosley Radio Plane. Brothers Prowel Jr. and Lewis Crosley, founders of Crosley Radio, were inventors who were responsible for the first airplane radio broadcast in 1930s. Nichols wears a fur-lined, heavy jumpsuit. A similar photograph with the same plane exists in which Nichols is wearing a classic 1930s hat and long leather coat.
Photograph by H. A. Schoenhals Photography, 1 Newark Ave., Jersey City, New Jersey.
Photograph by H. A. Schoenhals Photography, 1 Newark Ave., Jersey City, New Jersey.
Creator
IWASM
Source
Ruth Nichols Photograph Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum
Date
ca. 1930s
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. RN29
Collection
Citation
IWASM, “Bundled Ruth Nichols and a Crosley Radio Plane,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed April 16, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1570.