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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Hand-Colored Lafayette Escadrille Photographs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0625
- Dates:
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bulk 1917-1918
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.1 Cubic feet(2 folders)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 140-150 3.5 by 5 inch photographs of the Lafayette Escadrille during WWI. There are photographs of individual officers, groups of soldiers, planes, and funerals/ memorials for members of the regiment.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Lafayette Escadrille was comprised of American volunteer pilots fighting in the French Air Force during World War I (WWI) while the United States was still neutral. Dr. Edmund L. Gros, medical director of the American Field Service (AFC), and Norman Prince, an American expatriate already flying for France, led the effort to persuade the French government to authorize a volunteer American air unit fighting for France. The successes of the Lafayette Escadrille brought fame, and an increasing number of American volunteers sought service with them. Ten months after the United States' formal entry into the war the Escadrille passed into American hands.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown, Gift, Unknown
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Hand-Colored Lafayette Escadrille Photographs, Accession XXXX-0625, 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 | ||
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lafayette Escadrille | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
France. Armée. Escadrille Lafayette | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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