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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Robert Butler World War II Photography
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2016.0036
- Creators:
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Butler, Robert
- Dates:
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bulk 1942-1945
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.2 Cubic feet(1 box)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the following: fourteen negatives; a folder of calendars and invitations from the French Brigade de Bombardement (31st and 34 Escadres); a few articles written by Robert Butler; a propaganda leaflet in Arabic (probably for Operation Torch); a brochure on Edinburgh, Scotland, for the U.S. Armed Forces; and 138 black and white photographs, both snapshots as well as images by Army Air Corps photographers. The images show both personnel and aircraft, notably the Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder, at both MacDill Air Force Base and in North Africa and Sardinia.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Robert Butler was a Staff Sergeant with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Butler was a writer, stationed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, and also appears to have spent time in North Africa with the 12th Air Force.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Judith L Butler-Lacy, Gift, 2016
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Robert Butler World War II Photography, Accession 2016-0036 , 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin (Glenn L.) B-26 Marauder (Model 179) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Articles | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Leaflets | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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