[Rheuben Allen] photograph album, 1st Balloon Squadron, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16220, [Rheuben Allen] photograph album, 1st Balloon Squadron, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:
1 items scrapbook
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16220, [Rheuben Allen] photograph album, 1st Balloon Squadron, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Photograph album of [Rheuben Allen] who could be from the Comanche tribe or African American], consists of approximately 120 black and white photographs taken in and around Fort Sill, Oklahoma where [Allan] was a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Balloon Squadron.The album is covered in patterned black cloth and stamped "1st Balloon Squadron, Fort Sill, Oklahoma" in gold on the front cover.

There are also some photographs at the end of the album of bases in New Mexico, California, Kansas, George, and Florida. Most of the images are identified.

Images include various balloons in flight and on land, including an English barrage balloon, and experimental balloon, kite balloons, and one image captioned "this balloon exploded & killed Sgt. Tucker & Sgt. Rumple, 1936."

There are also images of a "balloon beded [sic] in a hangar", interior and exterior views of hangars and other aircraft including bombers and training planes. There are many images of base life and of members of the unit; almost all are identified.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Between the Covers by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 7 April, 2015.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard