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Photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943. The album contains approximately 237 black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and paper ephemera items documenting Wheelwright's…

Watercolor painting of Royal Naval Air Service servicemen and North Sea-class airship NS-3 in a hangar, RNAS Longside, Scotland, circa 1917. Inscription on verso: "Sketch of No. 20."

Watercolor sketch of a tethered balloon, circa 1917-1918. Pencil lines depict how the balloon is tied and anchored to the ground. Reverse includes numerous ink sketches.

Watercolor painting of a British airship (designation No. 4), circa 1910s-1920s. A British flag hangs below the gasbag.

Watercolor painting of three officers reading books by a fireplace, circa 1917-1918.

Photographic portrait of a British naval officer, September 16, 1918. Photo is signed "Walter [B-----, last name illegible]" with a separate handwritten note that reads "[Woodie?] Rogers, 16/9/18."

Photograph of a British North Sea-class airship, circa 1917-1921. Several servicemen are holding its tethers and one person is standing on its control car. Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal…

Photograph of servicemen in the car of a British North Sea-class airship, circa 1917-1921.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

Photograph of an airship hangar under construction, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

Oblique aerial photograph of trenches near a coastline, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.