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Lt. C.G. Chapman near Casas Grandes (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Art Siegel said:

  Curtiss JN-3 "Jenny" U.S. Army airplane in Mexico during the Villa Expedition in March or April, 1916. See note under
  The pilot is identified as Lt. Carleton G. Chapman in this Wikipedia article:
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Reconnaissance_Squadron#Punitiv...
  A little more about Chapman:
  earlyaviators.com/echapman.htm
  And some more biographical details in this thread:
  www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/30147-th...

• Art Siegel said:

  This photo is used in the New York Times, April 23, 1916, with the caption "LIEUT. C. G. CHAPMAN, U. S. A. AVIATION CORPS, LEAVING CASAS GRANDES, MEXICO, ON A SCOUTING EXPEDITION." memory.loc.gov/service/sgp/sgpnyt/1916/191604/19160423/00...

• Anne (LOC P&P) said:

  artolog: Thanks for the additional details here! We will include some of this next time we update the description.

[Harry Chapman, St. Louis Federal League (baseball)] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• cyOFdevelin fame said:

  what years was he at st louie?

• Art Siegel said:

  He played for the St. Louis Terriers both seasons of the Federal League, 1914 and 1915. www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chapmha01.shtml

Recovered shells (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Art Siegel said:

  Aftermath of the Black Tom munitions explosion of July 30, 1916. See notes under

• Seuss. said:

  The derrick bears signage for "Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Co." who were one of the most respected salvage operators of the day. Wikipedia states . . . is not clear from the sources consulted so far what sorts of activities MC&S were involved in during the 1910s. Well, I can guess at least one activity.