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Samuel L. Batchelder (1908-1991) was affiliated with the US Army Air Forces Intelligence School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and the Joint Photographic Reconnaissance Center in Mendenham, England.
NASM.1986.0005
Joint Photographic Reconnaissance Center
bulk 1914-1945
Samuel L. Batchelder, Gift, 1985
9 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of historical information on aerial photographic reconnaissance, compiled by the donor, Samuel Batchelder. The bulk of the material is publications, including The Illustrated War News (World War I), Evidence In Camera (British Air Ministry), and Enemy Defences (Mediterranean Allied Photographic Reconnaissance Command). The collection also includes recognition and training manuals for photographic interpretation, aerial photos of the European Theater of Operations, and damage shots of Allied bombing targets.
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Aerial Photographic Reconnaissance (Batchelder) Collection, NASM.1986.0005, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics
Aerial photography
Aerial reconnaissance
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Aerial photographs
Training manuals