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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Kelly Field Photo Album
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2020.0021
- Creators:
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Freeman, Orville Burch, 1893-1966
- Dates:
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1910s to 1920s
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.08 Cubic feet1 flat box
- Repository:
Orville Burch Freeman (1893-1966) served with the US Army Air Service as an aviator, and later as a flight instructor, at Kelly Field, Texas during World War I and in the interwar period.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one photo album created by Orville Burch Freeman documenting his career with the US Army Air Service. The album measures approximately 11.5 x 7 inches and contains more than 130 photographs. Photographs in the album, many of which were taken at Kelly Field, Texas, show other pilots and aircraft including air to air views of various aircraft in flight and aircraft accidents. Cyrus K. "Cy" Bettis (1893-1926) is shown in several photographs, including one with an erroneous label that states he died in 1924. Aircraft shown in the album include various models of Curtiss JN-4 including the Curtiss JN-4H Hisso Jenny and the Curtiss JN-4HB Hisso Jenny, as well as the Dayton Wright DH-4. There also aerial photographs of various locations in Texas. The album contains captions written by Freeman.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is in original order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Orville Burch Freeman (1893-1966) served with the US Army Air Service as an aviator, and later as a flight instructor, at Kelly Field, Texas during World War I and in the interwar period. This collection consists of one photo album created by Freeman documenting his military career.
Administration
Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Glenn Farris, Gift, 2020, NASM.2020.0021
Processing Information
Arranged and described (2020), updated and encoded (2022) by Jessamyn Lloyd.
Digital Content
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
Kelly Field Photo Album, NASM.2020.0021, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Airplanes | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Air pilots | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Dayton Wright DH-4 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Curtiss JN-4 Jenny Family | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Aircraft accidents | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| World War, 1914-1918 | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photograph albums | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Bettis, Cyrus | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Kelly Field, Texas | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Air and Space Museum Archives
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