Identifier1994-10-20_album_001SourceThe Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album (1994-10-20), Folder 2CreatorMeyers, Irwin BryanDescriptionPhotograph album related to Irwin Bryan Meyers's service as an airplane mechanic in France during and after World War I, circa 1918-1919. Images feature squadron and group photos of servicemen, often posed with aircraft; maps and aerials, including views of trench lines, ruined towns, and air-to-air shots of planes; a number of souvenir copy photos with sometimes gruesome post-battle scenes; crashed planes; shots of servicemen, aircraft, offices, and construction at Orly Field, France; notable buildings and anti-aircraft guns in Paris; airships and hangars, aircraft such as SPAD, Rumpler, and several shots of a biplane painted in a checkered pattern; numerous views of infantry, artillery, transport vehicles, horses and carts, including a series of images of what appears to be an inspection ceremony, and troops on the move (likely post-war).Creation Datecirca 1918-1919SubjectWorld War, 1914-1918Meyers, Irwin BryanUnited States. Army. Air ServiceAviation mechanics (Persons)Original Formatphotograph albumsBibliographic CitationThe Irwin Bryan Meyers Photograph Album/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United StatesLicense
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