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Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, written at Brooks Field, Texas, October 4, 1926. Thanks his parents for the package of clothes and discusses life at base. Mentions that Hortense is angry about him joining the Air Service, fearing that he…

Photograph of serviceman Mac [Merluter?] at Brooks Field, Texas, circa 1918-1919.Inscription on album page: "Brooks Field Wrecking Crew. Mac [Merluter?] salvages 'em."Part of a photograph album from the J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection, 1918-1919.…

Photograph of serviceman "Pop" Bryant at Brooks Field, Texas, circa 1918-1919.Inscription on album page: "Brooks Field Wrecking Crew. 'Pop Bryant wrecked 'em."Part of a photograph album from the J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection, 1918-1919. Album…

Photograph of several Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft (visible fuselage numbers 3753, 3748, 3747, and 3055) at Brooks Field, Texas, November 29, 1918.Inscription on album page: "Scenes from the Battle of Brooks Field, Nov. 29, 1918. American planes…

Photograph of several Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft (visible fuselage numbers 3141 and 2990) at Brooks Field, Texas, November 29, 1918. The aircraft are painted with German markings, possibly part of a show or training exercise.Inscription on album…

Photograph of a pilot, identified in the inscription as "The Duke of Skoning," seated in the cockpit of a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft, Brooks Field, Texas, November 29, 1918. Inscription on album page: "Scenes from the Battle of Brooks Field, Nov.…

Photograph of several Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft (visible fuselage numbers 3186, 3071, 301[?]) at Brooks Field, Texas, November 29, 1918. Some of the aircraft are painted with German markings, possibly part of a show or training exercise.Inscription…

Photograph of Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft at Brooks Field, Texas, circa 1918-1919.Inscription on album page: "Some of the ships at Brooks Field, Texas."Part of a photograph album from the J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection, 1918-1919. Album contains 38…

Photographic group portrait of military pilots at Brooks Field, Texas, circa 1918-1919.Inscription on album page: "And some of the men that flew them."Part of a photograph album from the J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection, 1918-1919. Album contains 38…

Oblique aerial photograph of Brooks Field, Texas, November 23, 1918. Inscription on album page: "Brooks Field. San Antonio, Tex. November 23 '18. Altitude 1000 ft."Part of a photograph album from the J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection, 1918-1919. Album…