San Francisco / Minneapolis / Bryan / New York / Iowa City / Bellefonte / Philadelphia / Washington / D.C. / Omaha / North Platte / Salt Lake City / Cleveland / Washington / Chicago / Mineola / Orville / St. Louis / /
Company
New Horizons Publishers Inc. / Standard Aircraft Corporation / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
cent / USD / /
IndustryTerm
transportation / mail carrier / transportation scene / /
Organization
Army Signal Corps / Civil Aeronautics Administration / War Department / U.S. government / Post Office Department / Congress / Department of Agriculture / New Horizons / Department of Commerce / /
Person
Charles I. Stanton / Rita Lloyd Moroney / Earle Ovington / Wilbur Wright / James C. Edgerton / Orville / Frank Hitchcock / /
Position
HISTORIAN UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE AUGUST / early airmail pilot / Postmaster General / Secretary / Lieutenant / /
ProvinceOrState
Nebraska / Ohio / Alaska / Wyoming / Nevada / New York / Utah / Pennsylvania / Massachusetts / /
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