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Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, March 7, 1918. Acknowledges receipt of packages, discusses seeing some of the country but missing on trips because he is financially embarrassed. Two handwritten pages, with…

Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, May 8, 1918. Notes that he is in hospital but fine, thanks family for packages, describes English weather as similar to Puget Sound. Two handwritten pages, with envelope…

Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, May 23, 1918. Acknowledges receipt of packages and letters. Two handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Mrs. C. N. Butler in Burlington, Washington.

Photograph of a Standard JR-1B aircraft (fuselage number 42114) in flight, November 1918.

Photograph of a Standard JR-1B aircraft in flight, November 1918.Inscription: "Spec. Phillips - Nov. 1918."

Photograph of a Standard JR-1B aircraft in flight, November 1918.Inscription: "Spec. Phillips - Nov. 1918."

Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, December 19, 1918. Describes movement from England in June to Issoudon, France in July and arrival at front in time for St. Mihiel; notes minimal activities since Armistice,…

Photograph of an Avro 504 aircraft (fuselage number A.S. 62953) parked near a row of hangars, circa 1919.

Photograph of a De Havilland D.H.4 aircraft in flight over destroyed buildings, likely in France, circa 1919.

Photograph of a group of Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft in flight, circa 1919.