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Candid portrait of Louis Bennett, Jr. at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Fort Worth, Texas in January of 1918.

625. Bennett, Louis at Taliaferro (Hicks Field,) Fort Worth, Texas

IDNO:
001345
Title:
Bennett, Louis at Taliaferro (Hicks Field,) Fort Worth, Texas
Date:
1918/01
Description:
Candid portrait of Louis Bennett, Jr. at Taliaferro (Hick's Field), Fort Worth, Texas in January of 1918.
Postcard portrait of Abbot Leon Delannoy, of Wavrin, Northern France, Pastor during World War I, 1914-1919. Card is addressed to 'Madame Bennett, glorious Bennett's mother, affectionate remembrance.' Cure Leon Delannoy, Wavrin France sent this picture to Dora Frost a friend of Sallie Maxwell Bennett. Frost forwarded the photo to Sallie with letter 2 November 1919. Bennett Collection, Box 3, Folder 11.

626. Delanny, Abbot Leon of Wavrin, Northern France, Pastor During World War I, 1914-1919

IDNO:
001349
Title:
Delanny, Abbot Leon of Wavrin, Northern France, Pastor During World War I, 1914-1919
Date:
ca. 1914-1919
Description:
Postcard portrait of Abbot Leon Delannoy, of Wavrin, Northern France, Pastor during World War I, 1914-1919. Card is addressed to 'Madame Bennett, glorious Bennett's mother, affectionate remembrance.' Cure Leon Delannoy, Wavrin France sent this picture to Dora Frost a friend of Sallie Maxwell Bennett. Frost forwarded the photo to Sallie with letter 2 November 1919. Bennett Collection, Box 3, Folder 11.
Postcard showing destruction at Wavrin, France. Lt. Louis Bennett was buried at Wavrin, near Lille, France, where a Memorial Church was dedicated in his honor on August 24, 1919.

627. Rubble at Wavrin, near Lille, France

IDNO:
001350
Title:
Rubble at Wavrin, near Lille, France
Date:
1918/10
Description:
Postcard showing destruction at Wavrin, France. Lt. Louis Bennett was buried at Wavrin, near Lille, France, where a Memorial Church was dedicated in his honor on August 24, 1919.
Louis Bennett, Jr. and others wait next to plane at Sheepshead Bay.

628. Bennett, Louis and Others Waiting to Fly, Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:
001351
Title:
Bennett, Louis and Others Waiting to Fly, Sheepshead Bay
Date:
1917
Description:
Louis Bennett, Jr. and others wait next to plane at Sheepshead Bay.
Louis Bennett, Jr. and others stand to the right of an airplane while waiting for his 'tryout.' The aircraft appears to be an early Curtiss JN ("Jenny").

629. Bennett, Louis Waiting for 'Tryout' Next to Aircraft at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:
001353
Title:
Bennett, Louis Waiting for 'Tryout' Next to Aircraft at Sheepshead Bay
Date:
1917/05/26
Description:
Louis Bennett, Jr. and others stand to the right of an airplane while waiting for his 'tryout.' The aircraft appears to be an early Curtiss JN ("Jenny").
Side view of Louis Bennett, Jr.'s airplane at Sheepshead Bay in 1917.

630. Curtis JN-4 'Jenny' Airplane at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:
001354
Title:
Curtis JN-4 'Jenny' Airplane at Sheepshead Bay
Date:
1917/05/26
Description:
Side view of Louis Bennett, Jr.'s airplane at Sheepshead Bay in 1917.
The airplane is a Curtis JN-4 ("Jenny").

631. Broken Airplane, ' After Capt. Kelly Fell,' at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:
001357
Title:
Broken Airplane, ' After Capt. Kelly Fell,' at Sheepshead Bay
Date:
1917/05/26
Description:
The airplane is a Curtis JN-4 ("Jenny").
Louis Bennett, Jr. and two men stand in field at Sheepshead Bay.

632. Bennett, Louis (Right) and Others at Sheepshead Bay

IDNO:
001359
Title:
Bennett, Louis (Right) and Others at Sheepshead Bay
Date:
1971/05/26
Description:
Louis Bennett, Jr. and two men stand in field at Sheepshead Bay.

633. Photograph Found in Louis Bennett's Royal Air Force Wallet

IDNO:
001363
Title:
Photograph Found in Louis Bennett's Royal Air Force Wallet
Date:
undated
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

634. 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
Blurry portrait of Agra Bennett as presented at First Coronation Court [sic] in London.

635. Bennett, Agra as Presented at First Coronation Court [sic], London

IDNO:
001367
Title:
Bennett, Agra as Presented at First Coronation Court [sic], London
Date:
undated
Description:
Blurry portrait of Agra Bennett as presented at First Coronation Court [sic] in London.
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.

636. 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.