National Air and Space Museum Archives

Carlstrom Field Christmas Booklets

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.XXXX.1144
Creators:
United States. Army. Air Service
Dates:
1918
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
1 folder
Repository:
This collection consists of two copies of a commemorative Christmas booklet produced at Carlstrom Field, a US Army Air Service pilot training base in Arcadia, Florida, in 1918.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two copies of a commemorative Christmas booklet produced at Carlstrom Field in 1918. The booklets each contain 43 tipped-in photographs of personnel, including the field's commander, Major Horace Meek Hickam. Other photographs include buildings and activities at the base. Also included is a photographic reproduction of the menu for Christmas dinner, 1918. The inside front cover of one of the booklets bears the signature of James A. Clore. A leave card made out to Private Elmer E. Brandon was found between the pages of one of the booklets.
Note: Blank pages in the booklet have not been digitally reproduced in the slideshow. Any gaps in numbering of image filenames is due to their omission.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Collection is arranged by type of material in a single folder.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Carlstrom Field was a US Army Air Service pilot training base in Arcadia, Florida.

Administration

Author
Allan Janus
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor unknown, material found in collection, NASM.XXXX.1144.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Allan Janus, 2011. Updated and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2024.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Carlstrom Field Christmas Booklets, NASM.XXXX.1144, 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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