Will Rogers
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William Penn Adair Rogers was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory, now part of Oklahoma,
Rogers in 1922
A Will Rogers caricature on a print advertisement for the film Down to Earth, from The Film Daily, 1932
The White House on the Verdigris River, Will Rogers' birthplace, near Oologah, Oklahoma
Rogers sometime before 1900
Wiley Post
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Wiley Hardeman Post was an American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world. Known for his work in high-altitude flying, he helped develop one of the first
Post in 1931
Winnie Mae, Wiley Post's Lockheed Vega on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Wiley Post with Harold Gatty in Germany, 1931
Post in his third pressure suit