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Photographic Section, U.S. Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) — Cover for Untitled (83 World War I photographs)

Photographic Section, U.S. Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)

Cover for Untitled (83 World War I photographs)

1919

Serving as the protective cover for a remarkable collection of aerial war photography, this piece frames one of the earliest systematic documentation efforts of modern aerial combat.

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Photographic Section, U.S. Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), Cover for Untitled (83 World War I photographs), 1919

Serving as the protective cover for a remarkable collection of aerial war photography, this piece frames one of the earliest systematic documentation efforts of modern aerial combat.

Year
1919
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Documentary, American, Photograph, Journalism, Archives, Military, Historical, 1910s, World War I

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