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Louis Bennett, Jr. and others wait next to plane at Sheepshead Bay.

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

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.

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

Louis Bennett, Jr. walks away from the group and airplane at Sheepshead Bay.  The airplane appears to be a Bleriot monoplane.

3. Bennett, Louis (Left) Walking Away From Group and Plane at Sheepshead Bay

4. Curtis JN-4 'Jenny' Airplane with Propeller in Motion at Sheepshead Bay

Group of men stand in front of an airplane.

5. Airplane Ready to be 'Tried Out,' Sheepshead Bay

Side view of Louis Bennett, Jr.'s airplane at Sheepshead Bay in 1917.

6. Curtis JN-4 'Jenny' Airplane 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").

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

The airplane is a Curtis JN-4 ("Jenny").

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

Men inspect Louis Bennett, Jr.'s airplane 'after the fall.'  Photograph taken at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 27th, 1917 at Sheepshead Bay.  The aircraft is a Curtiss JN-4 ("Jenny").

9. Bennett, Louis' Airplane, 'After the Fall,' at Sheepshead Bay

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

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

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

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

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

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