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Photograph mat printed for the J. H. Doolittle Reception, hosted by the SETP (Society of Experimental Test Pilots), Beverly Hills, California, September 28, 1974. Includes the poem "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee Jr. and an illustration of the…

Ledger book created by Frederick Nelson Atwood containing his handwritten notes and illustrations, circa 1862-1880. The ledger is primarily comprised of Atwood's varied notes and writings. These consist of cash account records; journals of his art…

Poem, "Our hitch in hell," by "a heart-broken soldier" (no name provided), circa 1914-1918. Describes military activities and the horrors of war. One typed page with torn and folded edges.

Clipping, "Iowa, first in everything" by Hattie Belle Burrell, from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Originally included with correspondence dated May 18, 1918.

Poem, "Their Birdman," circa 1917-1919. Includes an illustration of a Salmson 2 A2 aircraft of the 24th Aero Squadron.Inscription on album page: "To 24th Squadron."Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with…

Clipping of poem "The Linked Arms," circa 1918. Includes a photograph of serviceman Charles W. Drew on a ship.

Poem, "The Price," by Lieutenant Ben Ray Redman, and printed magazine photograph of SPAD aircraft, circa 1918. Enclosed with two August 1918 letters from Drew to mother, postmarked September 2, 1918.

Newspaper clipping, "Vanished" (poem), from an unidentified publication, circa 1910s-1920s. Poem about Joseph Wehner's aerial battles and death.

Poem, "Winged Warrior" by A. M. Sullivan, October 11, 1933. Written about Lieutenant Frank Luke for Colonel Harold Evans Hartney. One typed page.