Edward I. Sproull Photograph Album

Title

Edward I. Sproull Photograph Album

Description

The Edward I. Sproull Photograph Album is comprised of a World War I-era photograph album assembled by Sproull while in training at Ohio State University and subsequently serving as a pilot with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Album contains three hundred twenty (320) photographs of family, friends, and fellow soldiers, as well as newspaper clippings, maps, paper ephemera, photos of battlefields in France, and aircraft and aerial images.

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Date

circa 1915-1918

Creator

Sproull, Edward I., 1897-1956

Language

English

Rights Holder

The Museum of Flight Archives

Rights

Permission to publish material from the Edward I. Sproull Photograph Album must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives,

Bibliographic Citation

The Edward I. Sproull Photograph Album/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2011-03-07

Collection Organization

Collection Items

Nouvelle carte de France, Belgique, Bords du Rhin, Suisse, etc. [Map]
Map, "Nouvelle carte de France, Belgique, Bords du Rhin, Suisse, etc.," published by A. Taride, circa late 1910s-early 1920s. Depicts France, Belgium, parts of Germany, Switzerland, and insets of French colonies Algeria and Tunisia.

[Transportation orders for Edward I. Sproull]
Transportation orders for Edward I. Sproull, issued by the Third Aviation Instruction Center, France, August 20, 1918.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Transportation and leave permission form for Edward I. Sproull]
Transportation and leave permission form for Edward I. Sproull, issued by the Third Aviation Instruction Center, France, August 23, 1918.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Caravan tram ticket, Monte Carlo, Monaco]
Caravan tram ticket, Monte Carlo, Monaco, circa 1917-1919.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Train ticket to Avord, France]
Train ticket to Avord, France, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Just to show how easy the French R.R.'s are to work."Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Train ticket to Nice, France]
Train ticket to Nice, France, circa 1917-1919.Inscription on album page: "Just to show how easy the French R.R.'s are to work."Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Ticket for show at Ciné-Opéra]
Ticket for a show at the Ciné-Opéra, Paris, France, circa 1917-1919.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Ticket for "Promenoir"]
Ticket for "Promenoir," a show at the Folies Bergère cabaret music hall, Paris, France, circa 1917-1919.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Bread tickets issued by French government, circa 1918]
Bread tickets issued by the French government, circa 1918.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Ticket for "Madeleine"]
Ticket for "Madeleine," a show at the Metropolitain Theater, France, circa 1917-1919.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.
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