DS as president, one page, 7.5 x 9.25, October 20, 1952. An official order by President Truman, in part: "I hereby designate Oswald Ryan as Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board for the term expiring December 31, 1952. This designation effective November 1, 1952." Double-matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 19 x 15.25; affixed to the reverse are copies of an obituary for Oswald Ryan, and a copy of the B. Altman & Co. sales letter from 1983. In fine condition, with the document slightly askew in the frame. Ryan, an original member of the Civil Aeronautics Board when it was created in 1938, served as its chairman for one year in 1953.
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