Identified as Lucien G. Conway, this candid snapshot captures a young aviator or cadet wearing a Switlik parachute harness over civilian shirt and tie, photographed on the flight line beside a training aircraft. Switlik Parachute Company harnesses equipped Navy and civilian trainees alike during the 1930s and 1940s, and such informal ramp-side portraits are common throughout personal photo albums documenting the Navy's V-5 Naval Aviation Cadet primary flight training program. Project: 218579