1934 CLIP AVIATION PIONEER RICHARD DU PONT WEDS HELENA ALLAIRE CROZER W/PHOTO

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A little history lesson first, courtesy of Wikipedia ...
Richard Chichester du Pont (January 2, 1911 – September 11, 1943) was an American businessman and an aviation and glider pioneer who was a member of the prominent Du Pont family. He was the founder of the major US legacy carrier US Airways, after serving as a special assistant to General Henry H. Arnold, the chief of the United States Air Forces. In 1933, Richard du Pont partnered with Hawley Bowlus to set up the Bowlus-du Pont Sailplane Company, a glider manufactory in San Fernando, California. Du Pont made a record flight in one of their sailplanes on September 21, 1933, taking off from Afton Mountain into the Rockfish Gap and gliding 121.6 miles to Frederick, Maryland. The firm remained in business for only a few years, ceasing operations in September 1936.
On March 19, 1934, Richard du Pont married Helena Allaire Crozer. They had two children, Richard Chichester du Pont, Jr. and Lana du Pont.
Richard du Pont and his older brother Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr. (1905–1996) established the forerunner to US Airways and now renamed American Airlines, the largest airline in the world. Their All American Aviation Company was at first an airmail service that eventually serviced parts of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. In 1949, the company began passenger service and changed its name to All American Airways and then to Allegheny Airlines.
And now on to this listing ...
This listing is for a March 20, 1934 newspaper clipping titled, "Du Pont Scion Weds." The caption states that the photo is of Richard K. du Pont and Helena Allaire Crozer in Miami, FL while they were on their honeymoon.
If you are a collector of historic du Pont family or American Airlines memorabilia, this is a must-have for your collection!
These clippings were removed from a large, old scrapbook containing clippings about aviation history from the 1930s. Some of the clippings had been cut to fit within the pages of the scrapbook. They have been reassembled, much like a jigsaw puzzle, and held together on the back with archival quality mending tissue. This is NOT Scotch tape! It contains no acid or lignin that would harm these clippings over time. It should not be removed.
I am listing many other newspaper clippings on eBay. Please check my other listings, as I will be happy to combine shipping.
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