Tubal Claude Ryan was an American aviator born in Parsons, Kansas. Ryan was best known for founding several airlines and aviation factories.
T. Claude Ryan
Ryan-Standard, a Ryan conversion of a Standard J-1 trainer
Ryan M-1 in flight, image from Aero Digest December 1926
Ryan ST-A in flight
Parsons is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 9,600. It is the most populous city of Labette County, and the second-most populous city in the southeastern region of Kansas. It is home to Labette Community College and the Parsons State Hospital & Training Center.
Former Parsons Carnegie Library, now Parsons Carnegie Arts Center (2013)
1873 Forest Avenue now Broadway Avenue
1908 Main Street
Civil War veterans bought a portion of Oakwood Cemetery in 1886 and named it Antietam Circle