[Group of soldiers at ground school]

Photographic group portrait of soldiers in front of Hayes Hall at the Aviation Ground School at Ohio State University, circa summer 1917. The men's surnames are listed in the inscription.

Inscription for photo: "Hayes Hall – Ohio U. Blout – Loric, WDK – Holtz – Carpenter – Springer – Sample – Jones – Swaab."

Inscription on album page: "Aviation Ground School. Ohio State University. Columbus, O. June, July, Aug 1917."

Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605) black-and-white photographs, as well as a few pieces of ephemera, circa 1917-1919. The photos trace Kennedy's military career from his infantry training in the United States to his service in France during World War I and post-war service in Germany.

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