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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Army Air Corps Photographs (Seth Cook)
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2000.0065
- Creators:
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Cook, Seth
- Dates:
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bulk 1918-1923
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet(1 folder)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of twelve photographs (two are two prints of the same image) collected by Seth Cook of the Army Air Corps between 1918-1923. The following aircraft are featured: de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4; Curtiss R-6 Army Racer; and Curtiss JN-4 Jenny. The following aviation personalities are included: James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle; Lester Maitland; Oakley Kelly; John Macready; Orville Wright; and Seth Cook. Several of the photographs were taken at or near Rockwell Field, San Diego, California.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Seth Cook ( -1929) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Air Corps and commanding officer of Chanute Field in Rantoul, Illinois.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bennett Downes, Gift, 2001
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Army Air Corps Photographs (Seth Cook), Accession 2000-0065, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Curtiss R-6 Army Racer | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Curtiss JN-4 Jenny | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Macready, John | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kelly, Oakley G. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Maitland, Lester J., 1898- | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Army Air Corps | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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