Scope and Contents of Collection
The World War I Photographs are comprised of sixteen (16) photographs of soldiers circa 1914-1918. The collection is a mix of photo postcards and photographic prints, studio portraits and candid shots, all depicting soldiers from different countries and sides of the war. Some of the postcards include handwritten notes by the soldier pictured. Nationalities include American, British, French, German, and possibly Russian.
Three (3) of the photographs appear to be of the same (likely American) soldier, identified as Glenn A. Nelson in one of the photos. Pictured alone and with women and children, these photos were likely taken at home with family before he shipped out.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1914-1918
Language of Materials
The collection materials include notes in English, French, German, and an unidentified language in Cyrillic script (possibly pre-revolution Russian).
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. For more information contact us.
Conditions Governing Use
The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 legal size folder)
Abstract
Sixteen (16) assorted photographs of soldiers circa World War I.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Existence and Location of Copies
Materials from this collection have been digitized and are available at The Museum of Flight Digital Collections.
Subject
- Nelson, Glenn A. (Person)
- Great Britain. Army. Royal Field Artillery (Organization)
- Germany. Heer (Organization)
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force (Organization)
- France. Armée (Organization)
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the World War I Photographs
- Status
- Completed Level 4
- Author
- A. Demeter
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Processing, cataloging and digitization of this collection was made possible by a Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) "Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives" grant.
- Edition statement
- 1st Edition
Repository Details
Part of the The Museum of Flight Archives Repository
9404 East Marginal Way South
Seattle Washington 98108-4097
206-764-7874
curator@museumofflight.org