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

1. 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.

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

2. 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.

Postcard portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr.

3. Bennett, Lt. Louis

IDNO:: 001329
Title:: Bennett, Lt. Louis
Date:: ca. 1918
Description:: Postcard portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr.

Postcard portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr.

4. Bennett, Lt. Louis

IDNO:: 001330
Title:: Bennett, Lt. Louis
Date:: ca. 1918
Description:: Postcard portrait of Lt. Louis Bennett, Jr.

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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.