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[Wreckage from airplane crash] (Item)

Photograph of wreckage from a crashed airplane, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1918.Inscription on album page: "Fall Styles. San Antonio - Texas. 1918. Two men tried to drive at once. As usual, the ground settled the argument."Part of a photograph album from the J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection, 1918-1919. Album contains 38 black-and-white photographs documenting the military service of the Hyde…

The Men Who Made Brooks Field [Booklet] (Item)

Booklet titled "The Men Who Made Brooks Field," published by the Maverick-Clarke Litho Company (San Antonia, Texas), circa 1918. The title page describes the booklet as "a pictorial history of America's Foremost Air Service United States Army Flying School." Lieutenant Jules Verne (J. V.) Hyde is mentioned in a section called the "Log" of Brooks Field. 72 pages.

[Aerial view of Camp Bowie, Texas] (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of Camp Bowie, Texas, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Camp Bowie."

[Oblique aerial view of Benbrook Field, Texas] (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of buildings and streets at Benbrook Field, Texas, circa 1918.

[Aerial view of Barron Field, Texas] (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of Barron Field, located near Everman, Texas, circa 1918.Inscription on verso: "Camp Everman, Texas."

[Aerial view of Brooks Field, Texas] (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of Brooks Field, Texas, November 23, 1918. Inscription on album page: "Brooks Field. San Antonio, Tex. November 23 '18. Altitude 1000 ft."Part of a photograph album from the J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection, 1918-1919. Album contains 38 black-and-white photographs documenting the military service of the Hyde brothers.

[Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft at Brooks Field, Texas] (Item)

Photograph of several Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft (visible fuselage numbers 3186, 3071, 301[?]) at Brooks Field, Texas, November 29, 1918. Some of the aircraft are painted with German markings, possibly part of a show or training exercise.Inscription on album page: "Scenes from the Battle of Brooks Field, Nov. 29, 1918. American planes before Chateau de Brooks. Huns photographed by a daring…

[Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft at Brooks Field, Texas] (Item)

Photograph of several Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft (visible fuselage numbers 3141 and 2990) at Brooks Field, Texas, November 29, 1918. The aircraft are painted with German markings, possibly part of a show or training exercise.Inscription on album page: "Scenes from the Battle of Brooks Field, Nov. 29, 1918. After the show - captured Hun planes and victorious Americans."Part of a photograph album…

[The Duke of Skoning in Curtiss JN-4 Jenny] (Item)

Photograph of a pilot, identified in the inscription as "The Duke of Skoning," seated in the cockpit of a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft, Brooks Field, Texas, November 29, 1918. Inscription on album page: "Scenes from the Battle of Brooks Field, Nov. 29, 1918. The Duke of Skoning. Famous Danish American. He who brot [brought] down six planes and was in all of them."Part of a photograph album from the…

[Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft at Brooks Field, Texas] (Item)

Photograph of Curtiss JN-4 Jenny aircraft at Brooks Field, Texas, circa 1918-1919.Inscription on album page: "Some of the ships at Brooks Field, Texas."Part of a photograph album from the J. V. and Harley Hyde Collection, 1918-1919. Album contains 38 black-and-white photographs documenting the military service of the Hyde brothers.

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