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Untitled
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

American Observation Airplane Above Clouds. 12,000 ft.
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

French Pursuit or Combat Plane Above Clouds
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Detailed interpretation of preceding picture, Apremont
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Gercourt-et-Drillancourt (Argonne)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Frontline Trenches (Apremont)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Enlarged Detail of Road on Preceding Plate
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Photography from 20,000 ft. Small specks on road are troops. The number of troops in this particular movement was calculated exactly from this set of photographs. (The weather was dull when picture was taken and troops did not see airplane, otherwise an effort would have been made to conceal them)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Enemy Airdrome at Mars-la-Tours
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Photo Pagny rail head (15,000 ft., note detail in rail yards), N.E. Pagny
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Copy of captured enemy photograph of Colombey-les-Belles—advanced American Air Service supply base
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Series of photographs showing progressive stages of a new German airdrome, Construction of enemy airdrome at Giraumont
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Copy of German photograph, they prepared for their attack on the Americans at Seicheprey, Seicheprey and the Bois de Jury
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Map of Tours (comprised of 40 different photographs), Tours
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Progressive destruction by artillery fire of a farm occupied and fortified by the enemy
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

White spots indicate an enemy gun position
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Same position as preceding picture after exceptionally well regulated artillery fire
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Cathedral at Tours (from 200 ft. altitude)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled, Ourches Airdrome
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Port du Commerce (Brest)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Air Station (Brest)
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled, Artillery Camp, Meucon
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago
![Untitled [General John J. Pershing]](/api/images/artworks/aic/94388.jpg)
Untitled [General John J. Pershing]
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago

Largest American advance supply depot near Dijon. This was formerly a great marsh. All the tracks and warehouses built by the A.E.F. Advance Supply Depot No. 1, Is-sur-Tille
Edward Steichen
Gelatin silver print, from loose-leaf album of aerial photographs from the Photographic Section, Air Service, American Expeditionary Forces, World War I · 1918
Art Institute of Chicago