COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F091.jpg
Title:
British scout plane ready for a flight before dusk
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1918-03-05
Description:
Attached: "169715 F.C. COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. BRITISH SCOUT PLANE READY FOR A FLIGHT BEFORE DUSK. Just as darkness is about to envelope the Earth, this British scout plane prepares for a flight over the enemy lines to make observation which probably could not be done in the day time, and give the aviator any sort of a chance of returning, for it is an extremely dangerous mission. British Official photo. 3/5/18."
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Subject:
Scout (Training plane)
Decade:
1910s
Type:
Still Image
Genre/Form:
war photography
Genre/Form:
black-and-white photographs
Format:
Photograph; black and white
Extent:
8 x 10 in.
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection:
Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs
Physical Location:
Box 1, Folder 91
Rights Statement:
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
General Note:
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.
