National Air and Space Museum Archives

World War I 14th Balloon Photo Section Scrapbook [Heveran]

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2004.0008
Creators:
Heveran, Glenn, 1895-1960
Dates:
undated
Languages:
This collection was created by an American; it includes materials in
English
,
French
, and
German
.
Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic feet
(1 box)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This donation consists of Heveran's scrapbook which contains photographs and ephemera. The photographs include images of the following aircraft and aviation scenes: Curtiss H Flying Boat; SPAD XVI and XIII; de Havilland D.H.4; Salmson; Fokker D.VIII; Halberstadt C.II; Royal Aircraft Factory (RAF) S.E.5; power winch for raising a balloon; and images of the 14th Balloon Photo Section members. There are also images of armament, tanks (including a decoy German tank), German artillery and mortar, images of dead German soldiers, and images of the destruction of the French countryside. The scrapbook also includes a map, French and Belgian currency, a Christmas menu, and newspaper articles.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Glenn Edward Heveran, Sr. (1895-1960) was born in Chicago, Illinois. As a young man he was a commercial photographer and participated in the infant motion picture industry in Chicago. Heveran was inducted into the United States Army in March of 1918. He became a corporal in the 14th Balloon Photo Section, First Army, and was sent to France in August of 1918. When he returned home in 1919, he prepared a scrapbook, containing photographs that he took or collected during his time in France

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Ronald D. Heveran, Gift, 2003

Digital Content

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Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
World War I 14th Balloon Photo Section Scrapbook [Heveran],2004-0008, 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

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de Havilland (Airco) D.H.4 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tanks Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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World War, 1914-1918 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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SPAD XIV (S.14) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fokker D.VIII Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Halberstadt C.II Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Royal Aircraft Factory (RAF) S.E.5 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aerial photography Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
14th Balloon Photo Section -- First Army Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Menus Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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