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[Servicemen relaxing near stacked rifles, Brooks Field, Texas]
Photograph of servicemen relaxing near stacked rifles, Brooks Field, Texas, July 1927. Several of the men are identified by last name in the inscription. Inscription: "Abbott, H[illegible], Robbie, Boyd, Sanborn, P[illegible],…

[Water tower and other buildings at Brooks Field, Texas]
Photograph of a water tower and other buildings at Brooks Field, Texas, July 20, 1927. Inscription on album page: "Watertower."Inscription on verso: "Color filter - 25-1. Watertower. Brooks. July 20, 1927."Part of a photograph album related to Julius…

[Cadet detachment building, Brooks Field, Texas]
Photograph of a Cadet detachment building, Brooks Field, Texas, July 21, 1927. Inscription on album page: "Cadet detachment. Brooks, July 1927."Inscription on verso: "Dif. 50-1. July 21, 192[7]."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's…

[Water tower at Brooks Field, Texas]
Photograph of a water tower at Brooks Field, Texas, July 1927. Inscription on album page: "Water tower, Brooks."Inscription on verso: "July 1927. Sky filter."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S. Army…

[Servicemen trapshooting]
Photograph of servicemen trapshooting, Brooks Field, Texas, circa 1926-1927. Inscription on verso: "Traps at Brooks Field. Reeder in foreground." Stamped on verso: "Finished by H. G. Rees Opt. Co. 407 E Houston St. San Antonio, Tex." Part of a…

[Postcard announcing Julius A. Barr's graduation from flight training]
Postcard announcing Julius A. Barr's graduation from flight training at Brooks Field, Texas, August 1927. The postcard features an illustration of an aircraft, a photograph of Barr, and Barr's signature. The verso inscription, written by Barr, gives…

The Men Who Made Brooks Field [Booklet]
Booklet titled "The Men Who Made Brooks Field," published by the Maverick-Clarke Litho Company (San Antonia, Texas), circa 1918. The title page describes the booklet as "a pictorial history of America's Foremost Air Service United States Army Flying…

[Postcard announcing graduation of August 1927 class from Brooks Field, Texas]
Postcard announcing the graduation of the August 1927 class from Brooks Field, Texas and their subsequent assignment to the Kelly Field Flying Cadet Detachment. Includes an illustration of a biplane and a photographic portrait of Julius A.…

[Piece of blank stationery from Brooks Field, Texas]
Piece of blank stationery from Brooks Field, Texas, circa 1910s.

Kansas Cityan tells of fall in airplane [Clipping]
Newspaper clipping, "Kansas Cityan tells of fall in airplane," from an unidentified newspaper, circa 1918-1919. Gives Lieutenant Jules Verne Hyde's first-hand account of an airplane crash at Brooks Field that resulted in the death of one of his…
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