Category Archives: Historical Documents

St. Clair McKelway Recommends Phyllis McCarthy to Barbizon

Posted on September 28, 1939 by Steve

My mother worked as a fashion model in New York back in the 1930s, and it was fascinating, while working through the old family papers, to discover a wealth of photos and other archives from this epoch of her life. … Continue reading →

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Gyroscopic Action – A Menace to Aviation

Posted on January 1, 1914 by Steve

I was adopted, and my biological grandfather was an interesting fellow named Ralph M. Pearson. In his younger days, he was involved in aviation engineering, then traveled the Great Loop around the eastern US in a homemade boat before devoting … Continue reading →

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