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[Parachutes descending] (Item)

Photograph of parachutes descending, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

[Parachute descending] (Item)

Photograph of a parachute descending, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

[Person parachuting near Langley Field] (Item)

Photograph of a person parachuting near Langley Field, Virginia, August 7, 1920.Inscription: "Parachute Jump. Langley Field, Va. 8-7-20."

Parachute successfully used by German Flyers [Composite photograph] (Item)

Composite photograph showing how German pilots utilize parachutes, circa 1918.Typed caption: "Parachute successfully used by German Flyers."

Mr. Garnerin, the first man to descend safely in a parachute [Illustration] (Item)

Illustration, "Mr. Garnerin, the first man to descend safely in a parachute," circa late 18th-early 19th century. Depicts Andre Jacques Garnerin with his early parachute design.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

[Parachutist and airship in flight] (Item)

Photograph of a parachutist and an airship in flight, circa 1910s-1920s.Inscription: "L-12."Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

[Parachute dropping from balloon] (Item)

Photograph of a parachute dropping from a balloon, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

[Memorandum from First Lieutenant Wilbur D. Kennedy to Chief, Technical Section, November 14, 1918] (Item)

Memorandum from First Lieutenant Wilbur D. Kennedy to Chief, Technical Section, November 14, 1918. Reports on a number of parachute demonstrations and makes suggestions for parachute types to implement. Three typed pages.

[Special Orders No. 7 (extract), Headquarter Air Service, November 4, 1918] (Item)

Special Orders No. 7 (extract), Headquarter Air Service, Army Group, American Expeditionary Forces, November 4, 1918. Orders Wilbur D. Kennedy to Paris to participate in board of officers conducting parachute experiments. One typed page, two copies.

[Burning observation balloon and parachutes descending to ground] (Item)

Photograph of a burning observation balloon and parachutes descending to the ground, circa 1914-1918. The parachutes have been circled in white.Inscription on album page: "Burning baloon [sic] and paraschutes [sic]."Part of Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.