See page 68 of The Eagle, 1941. In October 1940, Tennessee Tech inaugurated its first course in aviation. A unit of the Civilian pilot Training Program for the training of pilots was secured. Twelve students completed the course and all passed the examination for a private pilot certificate with every grade above eighty percent. Featured in the photograph is Ellen Dee Webb, the first female aviation pilot to graduate.
identifier:
H_16_38_0006
title:
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Aeronautics students from the Ground School
creator:
Harding Studio (1914-1974)
creator:
Harding, Alard Clark, 1915-1980
subject:
Students--Societies and clubs
subject:
Aeronautics
subject:
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
subject:
Tennessee Technological University
subject:
Air pilots
subject:
Webb, Ellen Dee (pilot)
description:
See page 68 of The Eagle, 1941. In October 1940, Tennessee Tech inaugurated its first course in aviation. A unit of the Civilian pilot Training Program for the training of pilots was secured. Twelve students completed the course and all passed the examination for a private pilot certificate with every grade above eighty percent. Featured in the photograph is Ellen Dee Webb, the first female aviation pilot to graduate.
date:
1941
type:
image
format:
tiff
publisher:
Tennessee Technological University. Archives and Special Collections
source:
RG 10 Harding Studio negatives, Safety Negatives, Freezer Box 17.
temporal:
1940s
spatial:
Upper Cumberland Region (Tenn.)
spatial:
Cookeville (Tenn.)
rights:
In Copyright
rights Holder:
Harding Studio
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