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[Soldiers with Dorand Type A.R.1 A2 biplane] (Item)
[Soldiers with Dorand Type A.R.1 A2 biplane]
Newspaper photograph of members of the 12th Aero Squadron at an airfield in France, circa 1917-1919. A Dorand Type A.R.1 A2 biplane is visible behind them. Typed caption: "Members of an American aero squadron, all fully trained and ready for service, on the American front in France. (Photos © Committee on Public Information)."Inscription: "12th."Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album…
[Soldiers with statue of Michel Ney] (Item)
[Soldiers with statue of Michel Ney]
Photograph of two unidentified American soldiers standing in front of a statue of Michel Ney in Metz, France, circa 1917-1919. 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…
[Members of the 650th Aero Squadron] (Item)
[Members of the 650th Aero Squadron]
Photographic group portrait of members of the 650th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, in France, circa 1918-1919. Inscription: "Members 650th Aero Sqdn. France, 1918-19." Part of a photograph album documenting the World War I service of Herman J. Sommerhauser, circa 1918-1919.
[Serviceman working on captured Hannover CL.IIIa aircraft] (Item)
[Serviceman working on captured Hannover CL.IIIa aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman working on a captured Hannover CL.IIIa aircraft, France, circa 1918-1919. This captured German aircraft was shot down by Eddie Rickenbacker and Reed Chambers on October 2, 1918 and was repainted to commemorate its status as a trophy plane. Text painted on the fuselage reads: "Trophy of 1st Pursuit Group. Shot down by Capt. E. V. Rickenbacker & Lt. Reed Chambers, 94th…
[Servicemen removing tethered balloon from camouflaged hiding spot] (Item)
[Servicemen removing tethered balloon from camouflaged hiding spot]
Photograph of servicemen removing a tethered balloon from its camouflaged hiding spot, Brouville, France, April 23, 1918.Include caption: "Taking balloon from camouflaged bed. Air Service. Brouville, France, April 23, 1918."Inscription: "x 12274."Embossed in corner: "Signal Corps U.S. Army."
[Quentin Roosevelt's gravesite] (Item)
[Quentin Roosevelt's gravesite]
Photograph of Quentin Roosevelt's gravesite, Chamery, France, July 1918.Typed caption: "[...] (Aisne) - Tombe du Lieutenant Quentin ROOSEVELT [...] Tombe glorieusement en Combat aerien le 14 Juillet 1918."Inscription on verso: "July – 1918 - WWI - Chamery - France, Chateau Thierry Sector - Grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt - Killed July 14 - 1918 - WWI. Courtesy of 36440 Cpl. Walter S. Williams,…
[French and American servicemen watching exhibition flight] (Item)
[French and American servicemen watching exhibition flight]
Photograph of French and American servicemen watching an exhibition flight, France, circa 1917-1918. Two men on the right inspect a machine gun, possibly a St. Etienne Mle 1907 model.Inscription on verso: "French and American officers watching an exhibition flight by American [pilots?]."
[Portraits of servicemen superimposed over aerial photograph of Dun-sur-Meuse, France] (Item)
[Portraits of servicemen superimposed over aerial photograph of Dun-sur-Meuse, France]
Composite photograph featuring portraits of servicemen superimposed over an aerial photograph of Dun-sur-Meuse, France, circa 1917-1919. The men are identified by first initial and last name in the capations.Inscription: "US 1A 24Sq B89 Dun Sur Meuse 314.5 -290.0 10-29-18, 12H 5000M 50CM."Captions (left to right, top to bottom): "W. Laveck, G.B. Goff., S. Haughaboo, J. Martin, P. High, G. Hawk, E.…
[Servicemen standing in front of building, Saint-Maixent, France] (Item)
[Servicemen standing in front of building, Saint-Maixent, France]
Photograph of three servicemen standing in front of a building, Saint-Maixent, France, circa 1917-1919. Inscription: "St Maxient [Maixent]." Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.
[Two servicemen on boardwalk, Nice, France] (Item)
[Two servicemen on boardwalk, Nice, France]
Photograph of two servicemen on a boardwalk, Nice, France, circa 1916-1919.Inscription on album page: "Nice. Whitie Thomas -- H.C.F." Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.