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Box World War I Oversize Box 1

 Container

Contains 11 Collections and/or Records:

Liberty magazine article series, February-March 1928

 File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: Oversize folder
Contents Norman S. Hall, "The Balloon Buster of Arizona," Liberty, February 25-March 24, 1928. Series of five (5) articles (11 pages total) about Frank Luke and his exploits during World War I. His relationship with Joseph Wehner is also discussed.

Oversize clippings, 1921-1941

 File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: Oversize folder
Contents Four (4) oversize original newspaper clippings about Wehner, circa 1921-1941. Note: These are originals, please use copies in Folder 6.

Mounted photographs, circa 1917-1919

 File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: Oversize folder
Contents Photograph mounted on board of seven (7) men in flying clothes and one (1) woman, standing in front of a biplane. Norman E. Horn is the third man from the right, next to the woman.Photograph mounted on board of a woman and young boy standing next to a biplane, with partially obscured tail number 282[?].Photograph mounted on board of a biplane on the ground with a pilot in the cockpit. Photo is clearly taken from another aircraft next to the pictured plane. Plane is...

Photograph album, 1917-1918

 File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: Oversize folder
Contents Photograph album, 1890-1950 (bulk 1917-1918). The album contains three hundred ninety-four (394) black and white photographs documenting the U.S. Naval service of C. E. Roy at the Key West Naval Air Station in Florida during World War I. The album is constructed from a U.S. Navy ledger book, into which Roy pasted photographs. The binding on the book is missing and most of the pages are loose. The inside front cover of the album includes a photo portrait of Roy accompanied by handwritten service...

Oversize materials, circa 1919-1945

 File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: Oversize folder
Contents United States Army Citation certificate, April 19, 1919. For Hartney's service as commander of the 1st Pursuit Group during World War I.Copy photograph, 1919. Image of Lt. Col. Hartney with his Fokker D.VII at Rock Island Field (Illinois) on his return journey for the Transcontinental Race.Photographic print of illustration by Levon Fairchild West, undated. Image presumably of Hartney, seated in plane.Four (4) oversize original clippings and articles,...

Scrapbook cover and pages, circa 1920s-1940s

 File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: Oversize folder
Contents Scrapbook front cover and four (4) pages of clippings, circa 1920s-1940s. Cover is embossed faux leather decorated with image of Boeing Model 299 (B-17). Note: Scrapbook pages have been photocopied onto acid-free paper. Copies are located in Box One, Folder 5.

Newspapers:Stars and Stripes, 1918

 Item — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: Oversize folder
Contents Stars and Stripes newspaper, Vol. 1, No. 21, Friday, June 28, 1918. Official paper of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), published from France. Articles focus on wartime and military activities, also includes comic strips, advertisements, and feature columns, such as "Advice for Lovelorn Lads." Eight (8) pages.

Sheet music, 1907-1918

 File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: Oversize folder
Contents Eighteen (18) pieces of sheet music:Thurland Chattaway. "A Little Suit of Blue." New York: F.B. Haviland Publishing Company, 1907.William Nassann. "The Connecticut March." New York: Paull-Pioneer Music Corp., 1911, copyright renewed 1938.A. Seymour Brown. "Go Right Along Mister Wilson (And We'll All Stand by You)." New York & Detroit: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1915.J. Keirn Brennan and Ernest R. Ball. "For Dixie and Uncle Sam." New York: M....

Certificates, 1917-1944

 File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: Oversize folder
Contents Commission, August 5, 1917. Appoints Wright a Captain in the Oregon National Guard.Aero Club of America Expert Aviator's Certificate, October 3, 1917.Commission, November 17, 1917. Temporarily appoints Wright a First Lieutenant in the Signal Corps.Commission, February 5, 1921. Appoints Wright a Captain in the Air Service.Society of American Military Engineers membership certificate, December 31, 1930.Order of the Daedalians membership...

Photographs and art, circa 1910s-1940s

 File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: Oversize folder
Contents Photo collage of young men and women's portraits, including Wright, circa 1910s. Possibly for a school yearbook.Four (4) photo portraits of Wright, circa 1920s-1940s.Five (5) U.S. Army Air Corps press photographs, circa 1940s. Documents the visit of General Eduardo Zubia of the Uruguayan Army to the Salt Lake City (Utah) Army Air Base when Wright was commanding officer. Photographs include typescript captions attached to photo edge and Air Corps official photograph stamp...

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