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[Third Army uniform patch] (Item)

Uniform patch for the Third Army, American Expeditionary Forces, United States Army, 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 in France during World…

[Fredrick Staples photograph album] (Item)

Photograph album entitled "Scrap Book," containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white photographs, circa 1917-1919. The photos document the military service of Frederick Staples, who served with the 34th Aero Squadron of the United States Army Air Service in France during World War I.

Another group of aviators leave university [Newspaper clipping] (Item)

Newspaper clipping, "Another group of aviators leave university," from The Ohio State Journal, July 29, 1917. Article notes the graduation of a group of military pilots from the Aviation Ground School at Ohio State University and includes a photograph with identification information. Inscription on clipping: "The two Xs are friends of mine. This is a dandy bunch of fellows believe me." Part of the…

[Soldiers with Dorand Type A.R.1 A2 biplane] (Item)

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…

[Nieuport 12 (XII) and Nieuport 17 biplanes] (Item)

Newspaper photograph of a group of Nieuport 12 (XII) biplanes and Captain Harry Gwynne’s decorated Nieuport 17 biplane, known as "The Flying Fish," parked at an airfield, 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…

[Irwin Bryan Meyers photograph album] (Item)

Photograph album containing 129 photographs relating 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…

[Herman J. Sommerhauser photograph album, circa 1914-1919] (Item)

Photograph album containing 72 photographs from the World War I service of Herman J. Sommerhauser, circa 1918-1919. The album was at some point unbound and is now in loose-leaf form, with 70 photographs on six black scrapbook pages and two additional loose photos. Photos are primarily snapshots, with a few studio portraits, most with handwritten captions.Images feature servicemen (and a few women)…

[Photograph album from the J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection, 1918-1919] (Item)

Photograph album from the J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection, 1918-1919. Album contains 38 black-and-white photographs, comprised of snapshots and portraits with hand-drawn line art on the album pages. Images feature the Hyde brothers, aircraft, plane wrecks, several unidentified people, including women (possibly family?), and various uniformed soldiers at Brooks Field, Texas. Other locations…

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