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Description
The back side of a stock certificate for one share of the Zeppo Parachute Attachment Company, for J.M. Sowell, 1941 March 25. Sowell (1908-1973), a Memphian, was a renowned stunt parachutist, daredevil, veteran, and businessman. He invented a new type of parachute and in April 1941, sold the invention to the Zeppo Parachute Attachment Company in Greenville, Mississippi.
Identifier
sc.0231.001_004.001a
Date
1941 March 25
Keywords
Barnstormers; Entrepreneurs--United States; Inventor--United States; Parachute jumping; Sowell, James M., 1908-1973; Stunt flying--United States—History; Veterans--Tennessee
Recommended Citation
"Stock Certificate, Zeppo Parachute Attachment Company, 1941 March 25" (2026). Documents. 2.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-jmsowell1/2
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