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Flyer known by local men brings down two Boches [Clipping, circa 1918] (Item)

Clipping, "Flyer known by local men brings down two Boches," from an unidentified publication, circa 1918. Reports on Lieutenant Douglas Campbell shooting down two German planes. Originally included with correspondence dated May 18, 1918.

[Three servicemen] (Item)

Photograph of three U.S. Navy servicemen, including C. E Roy (right), circa 1917-1918.Inscription on verso: "Union leader x37pi, C.E. Roy. Son Ronald Douglas Roy. Chicago never like this. 13 1/2 h."Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 15, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 15, 1918. Includes two newspaper clippings sent to him by his mother: one about Douglas Campbell and one, a poem, "Iowa, First in Everything" by Hattie Belle Burrell; both items have been removed from the envelope and placed in another folder. Discusses receiving a letter from Keith who is fighting the Battle of Paris and having a…

[Escadrille SPA. 124 (Lafayette Escadrille) in front of building] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of Escadrille SPA. 124 (Lafayette Escadrille) in front of a building, France, circa 1916-1917. The squadron's pet lions Whiskey and Soda and a dog are also in the shot.Standing, left to right, are: Robert Soubiron, James Doolittle, Courtney Campbell, Edwin Parsons, Ray Bridgman, William Dugan, Douglas MacMonagle, Walter Lowell, Harold Willis, Henry Jones, David Peterson…

[Loose album pages containing images of primarily World War I-era aircraft] (Item)

Loose photograph album pages containing images of primarily World War I-era aircraft, circa 1917-1919. Identified aircraft include the Avro 504, Sopwith Camel, Handley Page O/400 (H.P.13), De Havilland D.H.4, Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8, Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5, Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2, and Bristol Fighter F2.B (Brisfit).

[Album Two from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums] (Item)

Album Two from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 163 black-and-white photographs with handwritten captions of various scenes in Europe during World War I, circa 1914-1919. Images feature group and individual shots of American servicemen, including a visit by the Prince of Wales to Koblenz, members of the 94th Aero Squadron, a…

[Album One from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums] (Item)

Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 73 black-and-white photographs of various scenes in Europe during and just after World War I. Images feature group and individual shots of American servicemen and a few women staff and/or spouses, including the Air Service's 4th Corps Headquarters at Sinzig, the 12th Aero Squadron at…

[Unidentified harbor] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified harbor, circa 1915-1918.Inscription: "W.K. Monks. 1st World War, 1915-16. Sent to New Jersey, 1918."Part of a photograph album related to William Monks's military training in the United States during World War I, circa 1915-1918

[Album Three from Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums] (Item)

Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919. The album contains 324 black-and-white photographs with handwritten captions of various scenes during World War I. This album is predominantly souvenir copy photographs, with numerous views of German and Italian soldiers and prisoners, the British marching into Cologne, the Italian retreat and…

[Page from The Dirigible newsletter, circa June 1919] (Item)

Page from The Dirigible, unidentified issue, circa 1919. The Dirigible, later renamed The Daily Zepp, was the onboard newsletter for the USS Zeppelin, a passenger liner that was converted to an American troop transport after the end of World War I. Newsletter was created by and for American soldiers who were returning home on the ship. One (1) typed page. Inscription on verso: "For Mary. These…

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