National Air and Space Museum Archives

Ellington Field Albums

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.0342
Dates:
1917-1918
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.46 Cubic feet
(2 flatboxes)
Repository:
The Ellington Field Albums Collection consists of scrapbooks of photographs taken in and around Ellington Field, Texas, during World War I. The photographs document troop training, equipment, and facilities at the field. The scrapbooks also include photographs taken at ceremonies commemorating the death of the French ace Georges Guynemer in 1917.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The Ellington Field Albums Collection consists of scrapbooks of photographs taken in and around Ellington Field, Texas, during World War I. The photographs document troop training, equipment, and facilities at the field. The scrapbooks also include photographs taken at ceremonies commemorating the death of the French ace Georges Guynemer in 1917.
Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
W. H. Frank, Gift, XXXX-0342.
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Chris King, 1989. Digital assets attached by Allan Janus, 2020.

Digital Content

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Using the Collection

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
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Ellington Field Albums Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0342, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Keywords

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World War, 1914-1918 -- Aircraft Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Aeronautics, Military Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Guynemer, Georges, 1894-1917 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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