Ryan NYP Fuselage Truss and 425-Gallon Fuel Tank Assembly (View 2) (1927)

Factory view of uncovered fuselage frame, main fuel tank rivets, and wooden wing structure on sawhorses. — Ryan NYP Fuselage Truss and 425-Gallon Fuel Tank Assembly (View 2) (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A primary construction photograph taken inside the Ryan Airlines factory loft at Dutch Flats. Supported on wooden sawhorses, the bare welded steel-tube fuselage frame holds the massive 425-gallon aluminum fuel tank, revealing rows of flush rivets and wooden support saddles beneath the spruce wing framework mounted overhead.