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This collection contains original material from the Photographic Section of the Army Air Service, American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in World War I. The material was originally assembled by Edward Steichen, Chief of Photographic Section, AEF. The collection includes an article by Steichen on aerial photography in the Army Air Service; histories of individual photographic sections; bound and unbound volumes on photographic interpretation, camera installation, and camouflage; and photographic volumes on the battles of Chateau Thierry and Cantigny.
American Expeditionary Force Photo Section (Steichen) Collection , Accession 1986-0014, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Robert Paul Mann, Gift, 1985
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