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This collection consists of files on Aero Service Corp and Virgil Kauffman.
Virgil Kauffman (1898-1925) was a photographer and photogrammetrist. Kauffman was a unit photographer in the U.S. Army during World War I and was assigned to the Air Service for aerial reconnaissance. After the war Kauffman joined the Aero Service Corporation and eventually became President of the company. Aero Service was founded in 1919 to carry out a wide variety of projects, including aerial photography, photo mapping, and remote sensing. The company participated in several important projects, including work with the Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Geological Survey, and mapping work for the European and Pacific theaters during World War II.
NASM.1987.0146
Kauffman, Virgil
1910-1986
bulk 1920-1940
Virgil Kauffman Estate and C. Eric Storms, gift, 1986, 1987-0146, unknown
0.49 Cubic feet (1 legal document box)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of correspondence, published materials, press clippings, photographs, and maps documenting Aero Service and its photogrammetrist work, as well as material on Virgil Kauffman in particular.
Arranged by the archivist in chronological order.
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Virgil Kauffman/Aero Service Corporation Collection, Acc. 1987-0146, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aerial photography
Aerial reconnaissance
Photogrammetry
Aeronautics
Photogrammetrists
Remote sensing
Aeronautics, Military
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Correspondence
Clippings