Detail View: Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs: Mechanics testing a plane before flight
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Identifier:
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C0502_B001_F047.jpg
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Title:
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Mechanics testing a plane before flight
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Creator:
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Underwood & Underwood
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Date:
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2/12/18
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Description:
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Attached: "168464 F.C. COPYRIGHT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION FROM UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. RELEASED FEB. 14-1918." TESTING THE PLANE BEFORE THE FLIGHT. They make all the chances in the world fighting the Germans, but "Never Take a Chance" is the slogan adopted by the air corps when it comes to seeing that every plane is in first class condition before it goes up. Every machine is thoroughly tested by expert mechanicians before its pilot takes it up. 2/12/18." Released for Feb. 14-1918." Readers of the [gap] who wish a photographic copy of this picture can obtain it by sending ten cents to the Diviwion [sic: division] of Pictures, Committee on Public Information, Wash. D.C. Inclose this clipping or mention photo No. 2387. 2/12/18."
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Subject:
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World War, 1914 - 1918
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Subject:
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Airplanes, Military
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Decade:
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1910s
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Type:
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Still Image
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Genre/Form:
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war photography
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Genre/Form:
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black-and-white photographs
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Genre/Form:
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group portraits
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Format:
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Photograph; black and white
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Extent:
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8 x 10 in.
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Digital Publisher:
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George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
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Collection:
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Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs
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Finding Aid:
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https://aspace.gmu.edu/repositories/2/resources/640
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Physical Location:
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Box 1, Folder 47
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Rights Statement:
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Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
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General Note:
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The description for these photographs is transcribed from paper descriptions that are attached to the photographs with adhesive. These paper descriptions are brittle and acidic. For presentation and accessibility purposes, the descriptions have been cropped out of the image.
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