George M. Chapley Photographs, Circa 1930, 1984

The primary content of this collection consists of a photographic scrapbook documenting early aviation. The photographer was George Chapley (1911-1997) of Warren, Ohio. The photographs highlight a number of aviation events between 1925 and 1931, including the crash of the airship Shenandoah and the National Air Races in Cleveland of 1929 and especially 1931. The collection also includes two photographs of Chapley himself, one from approximately the time the scrapbook was created and another depicting Chapley in old age.