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Portrait of Henri Montelecque, the young boy who saw the fall of Lt. Louis Bennett on August 24, 1918. Accompanied letter from Marie-Louis Plancy to Mrs. Louis Bennett, 22 July 1919 in the Bennett Collection Box 3, Folder 3.

1. Mortelecque, Henri

IDNO:: 001315
Title:: Mortelecque, Henri
Date:: 1919/08/24
Description:: Portrait of Henri Montelecque, the young boy who saw the fall of Lt. Louis Bennett on August 24, 1918. Accompanied letter from Marie-Louis Plancy to Mrs. Louis Bennett, 22 July 1919 in the Bennett Collection Box 3, Folder 3.

Candid portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett in uniform posing with a small child on a sled.

2. Bennett, Lt. Louis with Small Child

IDNO:: 001316
Title:: Bennett, Lt. Louis with Small Child
Date:: ca. 1918
Description:: Candid portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett in uniform posing with a small child on a sled.

Captain Kelly, British Flying Corps, on crutches and Louis Bennett, Jr., West Virginia Flying Corps, holding bottle, pose for a portrait at Sheepshead Bay, May 24, 1917.

3. Bennett, Lt. Louis and Captain Kelly (On Crutches) at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:: 001317
Title:: Bennett, Lt. Louis and Captain Kelly (On Crutches) at Sheepshead Bay
Date:: 1917/05/24
Description:: Captain Kelly, British Flying Corps, on crutches and Louis Bennett, Jr., West Virginia Flying Corps, holding bottle, pose for a portrait at Sheepshead Bay, May 24, 1917.

Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. and dog standing in front of S. E. 5a airplane.

4. Lieutenant Louis Bennett and Dog

IDNO:: 001327
Title:: Lieutenant Louis Bennett and Dog
Date:: ca. 1918
Description:: Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. and dog standing in front of S. E. 5a airplane.

Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. and dog standing in front of a S. E. 5a airplane.

5. Lieutenant Louis Bennett and Dog

IDNO:: 001328
Title:: Lieutenant Louis Bennett and Dog
Date:: ca, 1918
Description:: Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr. and dog standing in front of a S. E. 5a airplane.

Candid portrait of two World War I Soldiers at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Fort Worth, Texas in January 1918.

6. World War I Soldiers in Training at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Fort Worth, Texas

IDNO:: 001346
Title:: World War I Soldiers in Training at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Fort Worth, Texas
Date:: 1918/01
Description:: Candid portrait of two World War I Soldiers at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Fort Worth, Texas in January 1918.

Candid portrait World War I soldier at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Forth Worth Texas in January of 1918.

7. World War I Soldier in Training at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Forth Worth Texas

IDNO:: 001347
Title:: World War I Soldier in Training at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Forth Worth Texas
Date:: 1918/01
Description:: Candid portrait World War I soldier at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Forth Worth Texas in January of 1918.

Candid portrait of Louis Bennett, Jr. standing in the snow in front of an icicle covered building. This photograph was found in Bennett's Royal Air Force Wallet.

8. Bennett, Louis Standing in Snow

IDNO:: 001360
Title:: Bennett, Louis Standing in Snow
Date:: undated
Description:: Candid portrait of Louis Bennett, Jr. standing in the snow in front of an icicle covered building. This photograph was found in Bennett's Royal Air Force Wallet.

Jarvis Offutt (left) and Orville A Ralston (right), sitting on luggage trunks. This photograph was found in Bennett's Royal Air Force wallet. Back of photo says, 'Lou - here you have the picture Bliss took wish you had been in it. Am ferrying now with H.B [?] at American Officers Inn, London. - Jarvis

9. Friends of Louis Bennett Jr

IDNO:: 001364
Title:: Friends of Louis Bennett Jr
Date:: ca. 1918
Description:: Jarvis Offutt (left) and Orville A Ralston (right), sitting on luggage trunks. This photograph was found in Bennett's Royal Air Force wallet. Back of photo says, 'Lou - here you have the picture Bliss took wish you had been in it. Am ferrying now with H.B [?] at American Officers Inn, London. - Jarvis

See Mary Hays letter to Louis Bennett, 16 August 1918, Bennett Collection, Box 2 Folder 3. Sopwith 'Dolphin' aircraft of No. 90 Squadron in the background.

10. Royal Air Force Pilot Holding Louis Bennett's Dog, Ninety.

IDNO:: 001374
Title:: Royal Air Force Pilot Holding Louis Bennett's Dog, Ninety.
Date:: ca. 1918
Description:: See Mary Hays letter to Louis Bennett, 16 August 1918, Bennett Collection, Box 2 Folder 3. Sopwith 'Dolphin' aircraft of No. 90 Squadron in the background.

Candid portrait of Orville A Ralston (left) and an unidentified soldier. This photograph was found in Louis Bennett, Jr.'s Royal Air Force wallet.

11. World War I Soldiers

IDNO:: 001376
Title:: World War I Soldiers
Date:: ca. 1918
Description:: Candid portrait of Orville A Ralston (left) and an unidentified soldier. This photograph was found in Louis Bennett, Jr.'s Royal Air Force wallet.