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[Memorial near crashed aircraft at Roosevelt Field] (Item)

Photograph of a memorial near a crashed aircraft at Roosevelt Field, New York, circa 1919. The gravestone reads: "Here lies Old Man Flying of Roosevelt Field. Because he got eager and pulled the rough deal / Grass cutting advanced flying was his error, / And into this grave he was shoved in terror. May 16, 1919."Inscription: "L. I. New York."Part of a photograph album documenting the World War I…