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aerial photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Photographs of the earth taken from aircraft. For photographs taken from beyond the earth's atmosphere, use "space photographs." For photographs of celestial bodies or astronomical phenomena, use "astrophotographs."

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Herman Butler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1985-12-27-A
Abstract

Herman Butler, originally of Belleville, Washington, served as a pilot during World War I and after with the U.S.A. School of Aerial Photography at Langley Field. The collection contains materials relating to the Butler's wartime and postwar service.

Dates: circa 1917-1940s; Majority of material found within 1917-1920

Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-09-18
Abstract

Three albums of World War I photographs depicting various squadrons and corps of the United States Air Service stationed along the French-German border during and after the war.

Dates: circa 1914-1919

Wilbur D. Kennedy World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-06-04
Abstract

Wilbur D. Kennedy, 1893-1943, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and served as a pilot in the 12th Aero Squadron during World War I. Collection contains photographs, correspondence, military records, and other assorted materials relating to his World War I service.

Dates: circa 1911-1944; Majority of material found within 1911-1925

Marc A. Lagen World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1996-11-18
Abstract

Marc Aloysius Lagen (1882-1946), originally from Dubuque, Iowa, was a theatrical manager who served as Captain in the Balloon Section of the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I. The collection contains documents, photographs, correspondence, and ephemera relating to his World War I career.

Dates: 1914-1948; Majority of material found within 1918-1919

Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 1994-10-20
Abstract

The Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album is comprised of a photograph album and accompanying typescript document relating to Meyers' service as an airplane mechanic and the activities of the 88th Aero Squadron during and after World War I.

Dates: circa 1918-1919

Nordhoff and Dunnam Families World War I and Bellevue Airport Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1993-05-11
Abstract

Collection of photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, and assorted ephemera from the Nordhoff and Dunnam families, who served as pilots in World War I and World War II and later founded the Bellevue Airport.

Dates: 1910s to 1980s, 2014

Edward I. Sproull Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-03-07
Abstract

The collection contains a World War I era scrapbook photograph album assembled by Edward I. Sproull (1897-1956) while in training at Ohio State University and subsequently serving as a pilot with the A.E.F. and the American Squadron of the French Military Air Force in France.

Dates: circa 1915-1919

Frederick Staples World War I Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-07-06
Abstract

Frederick Staples (1893-1958) was born in Leighwood, Devon County, England. Staples served with the United States (U.S.) Army American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), 34th Aero Squadron, in France during World War I. The collection is comprised of a photograph album and a small amount of textual materials collected by Staples during his 1917-1919 service.

Dates: 1917-1919

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