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[University of Texas School of Military Aeronautics Squad 36]

Description: Copy print of Squad 36 standing in four lines on the steps in front of the State Capitol. The men are all wearing their uniforms and holing their campaign hats in their right hands at their sides as they stand at attention.
Date: February 1918
Creator: Jensen Raymer Photographers
Location: 30.274313 -97.740512
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Technical instructor with engine components and diagram]

Description: Photograph of a technical instructor at the UT School of Military Aeronautics stands between two engine components and uses a wooden pointer to explain pieces of the engine from a chalkboard diagram. In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson and the Council of National Defense established military schools for aviators at six college campuses around the country. The Schools of Military Aeronautics (SMAs) were to provide basic technical instruction for beginning pilots before they moved on to flight tra… more
Date: 1918
Creator: Ellison Photo Company
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Penn Field

Description: Soldiers standing in formation during aviation training at Penn Field during first World War. Penn Field was located in south Austin, bordered by what is now South Congress, Woodward St. and Ben White Blvd.
Date: 1917/1918
Creator: Jordan Company
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Ormer Locklear after discharge]

Description: Portrait of Ormer Locklear shortly after discharge from the Air Service. He wears a military uniform.
Date: 1919
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

[Portrait of Locklear]

Description: Signed portrait of Ormer Locklear. He wears a military uniform.
Date: 1919~
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas
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