World War I Photographs [Tower Scrapbook]
Summary
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- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1184
- Dates:
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bulk 1915-1918
- 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 18 images evidently copied from Tower's personal scrapbook which was loaned to the National Air Museum at some point. The images show equipment, aircraft, and personnel of the United States Air Service during World War I. The images include shots from the following bases: Chanute Field, Illinois; Hazelhurst Field, New York; and Roosevelt Field, New York. Aircraft include: Curtiss JN-4D Jenny; Curtiss JN-4HG Hisso Jenny; LWF V-3; and Standard (NJ) JR-1B. There are also a few images of a Christofferson 1912 Seaplane on a beach near San Francisco, California in 1915.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Roderick Tower (1892-1961) was the son of Charlemagne Tower, Jr., an United States Ambassador to Russia and Germany. He was a World War I aviator who trained with Quentin Roosevelt at Mineola Air Field on Long Island, New York. After the war, Tower was briefly married to Flora Payne Whitney, who had been engaged to Quentin Roosevelt before World War I. Tower was later both a stock and oil broker.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Colonel Roderick Tower?, Gift, Unknown
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
World War I Photographs [Tower Scrapbook], Accession XXXX-1184, 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
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Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Christofferson 1912 Seaplane | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Curtiss JN-4HG Hisso Jenny | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Standard (NJ) JR-1 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| LWF V-3 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Curtiss JN-4D Jenny | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
National Air and Space Museum Archives
14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151
NASMRefDesk@si.edu
