Photograph of servicemen running toward descending parachutes, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.
Photograph of servicemen gathered underneath an airship gondola, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.
Photograph of a barracks building with a crashed Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft on the roof, 1910s-1930s. A serviceman stands outside the building.Caption on envelope: "Crash on barracks, JN-4."
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen and an unidentified aircraft on a ship deck, circa 1910s-1930s. A Southern Pacific steamship is visible in the background.
Photograph of servicemen working on British airship R1 (designation "Mayfly"), circa 1911.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.
Photograph of servicemen with British airship R1 (designation "Mayfly"), circa 1911. Possibly taken during its final test on September 24, 1911, when a gust of wind caused the airship to break in two.Part of a photograph album related to John…
Photograph of a British airship (designation "Beta II") in flight above an airfield, circa 1912.Inscription on album page: "Beta II (1912)."Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service,…
Photograph of servicemen with a British airship (designation "Delta"), circa 1912.Inscription on album page: "1912 Delta."Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.
Photographic group portrait of people, some in military uniforms, with an automobile, 1913-1915. William S. Luckey is seated in the driver's seat (far right).