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[Aerial view of Berthenicourt, France] (Item)
[Aerial view of Berthenicourt, France]
Aerial photograph of trenches in Berthenicourt, France, August 18, 1917. Trenches and other landmarks are noted in black ink. Photo from album page 15.Inscription: "37cm CA. C30. L38. 18-8-17. 13H 30. 3000M Berthenicourt. 86.7-40.1."Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white photographs, circa 1917-1919. The photos document the military service of…
[Aerial view of Verdun France] (Item)
[Aerial view of Verdun France]
Aerial photograph of Verdun, France, September 16, 1918. Visible landmarks include the Meuse and the Verdun Cathedral. Photo from album page 17.Inscription: "Verdun. 16-9-18 B.1843."Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white photographs, circa 1917-1919. The photos document the military service of Frederick Staples, who served with the United States…
[Aerial view of Cunel, France] (Item)
[Aerial view of Cunel, France]
Oblique aerial photograph of destroyed buildings in Cunel, France, circa 1917-1919. Photo from album page 16.Inscription: "Cunel. 309.9-285.2. 140270. B.122."Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white photographs, circa 1917-1919. The photos document the military service of Frederick Staples, who served with the United States Army Air Service in…
[Aerial view of Tours Aerodrome] (Item)
[Aerial view of Tours Aerodrome]
Aerial photograph of the Tours Aerodrome, France, circa 1917-1919. Barracks, hangars, and airplanes are visible. Photo from album page 18.Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white photographs, circa 1917-1919. The photos document the military service of Frederick Staples, who served with the United States Army Air Service in France during World War…
[Aerial view of Tours Aerodrome] (Item)
[Aerial view of Tours Aerodrome]
Aerial photograph of the Tours Aerodrome, France, circa 1917-1919. Barracks, hangars, and airplanes are visible. Photo from album page 18.Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white photographs, circa 1917-1919. The photos document the military service of Frederick Staples, who served with the United States Army Air Service in France during World War…
[Aerial view of battlefield in France] (Item)
[Aerial view of battlefield in France]
Aerial photograph of a battlefield in France, circa 1917-1919. Trenches and other landmarks are noted in black ink. Photo from album page 13.Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white photographs, circa 1917-1919. The photos document the military service of Frederick Staples, who served with the United States Army Air Service in France during World…
[General Orders No. 30, Office of First Army Air Service Commander, November 26, 1918] (Item)
[General Orders No. 30, Office of First Army Air Service Commander, November 26, 1918]
General Orders No. 30, Office of First Army Air Service Commander, American Expeditionary Forces, November 26, 1918. Cites Second Lieutenant Sidney Van Wyck Peters and First Lieutenant Walter R. Lokey for exceptional devotion to duty during long-distance photographic missions over enemy territory.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero…
[Soldiers in France] (Item)
[Soldiers in France]
Photographic postcard of United States Army soldiers, likely in France, circa 1917-1919. Frederick Staples is third from right in the front row, marked by an "X" on his hat. Loose photo.Inscription: "Winchester [illegible]. [Hut?] #N18."Inscription on verso: "I think Fred Staples is sitting down in center front?"Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28)…
[Aerial Photography School publication] (Item)
[Aerial Photography School publication]
Photograph of a publication prepared by the Aerial Photography School at the Second Air Instructional Center, Tours Aerodrome, France, circa 1917-1919. The page includes a photo of United States Army soldiers standing in formation to form a shield and wings. The text reads: "'A photographic record.' Second Aviation Instruction Center. A.E.F. France. Prepared by the Aerial Photography School."…
[Soldiers at airfield] (Item)
[Soldiers at airfield]
Photographic group portrait of United States Army soldiers at an unidentified airfield in France, circa 1917-1919. Frederick Staples is identified by a blue arrow. Several hangars and Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter biplanes are visible in the background. One soldier in the front row holds a dog. Loose photo.Part of the Frederick Staples photograph album containing twenty eight (28) black-and-white…