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Photograph of a dead body in a trench, likely in France, circa 1918. Two soldiers are visible in the distance walking across the battlefield.

Photograph of a dead horse blasted into a tree by artillery fire, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Horse blown into tree. WWI. France."

Photograph of debris from a wrecked Dorand Type A.R.1 D2 aircraft, circa 1918.

Photograph of a dirt road leading toward Benbrook Field, Texas, circa 1918.

Document acknowledging the receipt of one wool overcoat and three blankets from military stores, signed by Hamilton Coolidge, July 20, 1917.

Document listing items checked out from Ordnance stores to Private Hamilton Coolidge, circa 1917-1918. One typed page.

Photograph of a Dorand A.R.1 D2 aircraft crashed in a field, France, July 7, 1918. The verso inscription identifies the aircraft's pilot as Lieutenant Fox.Inscription on verso: "10, 2nd Crash. Pilot: Lt. Fox. Machine No: 798. Tape #2. Date: 7/7/18.…

Photograph of fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker with his SPAD XIII (S.13) aircraft, circa 1917-1919. The hat-in-the-ring emblem of the 94th Aero Squadron is visible on the fuselage.

Envelope from the United States Signal Corps addressed to First Lieutenant Hamilton Coolidge in Toul, France, circa 1917-1918.

Four exhibit labels that formerly accompanied a display about Hamilton Coolidge at the Champlin Fighter Museum in Mesa, Arizona, circa 1980s-1990s.