United States. Army. Air Corps
Organization
Historical Note
The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army from 1926 to 1941. It then became the Army Air Forces (AAF) from 1941 to 1947 and finally the Air Force, from 1947 to present.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2011-00-00-17
Content Description
The Elizabeth S. Keast Photograph Collection consists of 77 black-and-white photographs depicting aviation activities, planes, and personalities in the United States and Canada from about 1908-1930, as well as various other subjects.The collection is sub-divided by subject and files have been organized alphabetically. The first folder contains 29 prints of assorted aircraft. Of note are images of The Aerial Experiment Association's Red Wing, Silver Dart, and the Loon; two images of a...
Margaret Keyser Early Aviation Photograph Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1991-07-26
Contents of the Collection
The Margaret Keyser Early Aviation Photograph Collection includes approximately 70 black-and-white photographs of assorted aircraft, 1918-1940 (bulk dates 1920s-1930s). Sizes range from 3x5" to 16x20" and many images include brief captions that provide contextual information, such as aircraft model, location, or date. A sample of identified aircraft includes the Boeing P-12E, Curtiss O-1 Falcon, Douglas B-23, Keystone Bomber, and Thomas-Morse O-19. There are also several shots of...
Joan Mettler Early Aviation Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1984-04-10-C
Content Description
The Joan Mettler Early Aviation Collection is a small collection consisting of two items: a photograph album documenting early Boeing aircraft from 1916-1929 and a report entitled “War Department Air Corps Materiel [sic] Division Dayton, Ohio Report on Aircraft Fire Prevention” from 1927.The photograph album includes 121 7.75x9.75" black-and-white prints picturing aircraft built by the Boeing Company from 1916-1929. The majority of photos show side or 3/4-views of the aircraft with...
Elvie A. Myers World War I Photographs
Collection
Identifier: 2013-08-07
Abstract
Elvie A. Myers (born 1889) was an aerial photographer for the United States Army Air Corps at the end of World War I. The collection is comprised of twelve (12) photographs and two (2) documents related to his military service.