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Aircraft gunner in a hole, circa 1917

 Item
Identifier: 2011.004.004996
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Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

Photograph album with 248 photographs depicting World War I scenes in France; photograph of German Army with Kaiser Bill, Crown Prince, and General Von Kluck; cross grave maker of Quentin Roosevelt; tanks, weapons, and prisoners of war; Walter Jones and others at camp; volcanic plug in Italy; Loire River; Mediterranean Sea near the France-Italy border; bridges in New York City; landscape and city views in France; boats in the New York Harbor; USS Lancaster; Cathedral of St. Etienne of Bourges, France; Sens Cathedral in Sens, France; Pennsylvania Railroad wreck near Baltimore, Maryland; beach at Bay of Biscay in Biarritz, France; horse race in France; Camp Mills, New York; Camp Lee, Virginia; portrait of Company C 548th Engineer Service Battalion; Jones family; steamboat ferry, Huntsville, on the Tennessee River; July 4th parade in Huntsville, Alabama; hunting, fishing, and camping; swimming in Flint River; tents on Monte Sano in Huntsville, Alabama; Dallas Mills under construction in Huntsville, Alabama; portrait of Company C 304th Ammunition Train 79th Division; Ovoca Falls in Coffee County, Tennessee; Gallery of Henry II in the Palace of Fountainebleau in Paris; portrait of University of Alabama Motor Transport Corps; and rear view of the Jones's home in Huntsville, Alabama.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1917

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.

Extent

From the File: 1 Photographic album (248 photographs)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General note

Caption: Boche Anti - Aircraft Gunner. They were usually called "Pit-Hawks."

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

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Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513