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Photograph of military personnel using tethers and handholds to maneuver the USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) airship at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. A man with a camera stands in the foreground. Inscription: "11147…

Photograph of two parachutists descending, possibly at an air show, circa 1920s.Inscription: "11155 A.S."Inscription on verso: "Parachutists – 1920s."Stamped on verso: "Official photograph. Property of U.S. Army Air Service. Reproduction of this…

Photograph of two unidentified biplanes in flight at an air show, circa 1920s. One of the planes has a large smoke trail.Inscription: "11136 A.S."Stamped on verso: "Official photograph. Property of U.S. Army Air Service. Reproduction of this…

Photograph of the Army Air Service's TC-3 airship in flight over a group of parked aircraft, likely at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. The aircraft are, from right to left: a Douglas DT-5 (fuselage number 3), a Fokker…

Photograph of Lieutenant Steven W. Calloway, United States Navy, standing with his Wright F2W aircraft (tail number A-8744, fuselage number 7) at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923.Inscription: "11197 A.S."Inscription on…

Photograph of United States Navy servicemen hand-starting a Wright F2W aircraft at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. Other men in "Wright" jumpsuits lean against the plane's wings.Inscription: "11191 A.S."Inscription on…

Photograph of a United States Marine Corps serviceman standing with a Martin MT Torpedo Bomber aircraft of the First Aviation Group, circa 1921. The text on the fuselage reads: "First Aviation Group. U.S. Marine Corps. Quantico, Va."Inscription:…

Photograph of a radio-controlled vehicle, designed by the United States Army Air Service, on display at an air show, circa 1920s. The text on the vehicle reads: "Army Air Service. McCook Field. Dayton, Ohio."Inscription: "11136 A.S."Stamped on verso:…

Photograph of a race pylon at an air show, circa 1920s. Inscription: "B-11136 A.S."Inscription on verso: "Race pylon."Stamped on verso: "Official photograph. Property of U.S. Army Air Service. Reproduction of this photograph is prohibited except when…

Photograph of a United States Navy pilot standing with a Curtiss 18-T Wasp (fuselage number 3) at the 1923 Pulitzer Air Race in St. Louis, Missouri, October 1923. A dog sits under the wing of the aircraft.Inscription: "11175 A.S."Inscription on…