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Michael Caporale Collection, William Preston Mayfield Photographs
Collection
Identifier: MS-269
Scope and Contents
The Michael Caporale Photograph Collection consists of 356 photographs collected by Michael Caporale. The collection is close in provenance to MS 271, the Peerless Mayfield Collection. Many of the images in both collections are similar subjects and clearly come from the same sources. Users may wish to consult both collections to obtain a more complete overview of Mayfield’s photographic legacy. Series 1 of this collection consists of photographs taken by Dayton photographer...
Dates:
1880-1979
Found in:
Special Collections
William Preston Mayfield Photograph Collection-Egbert Donation (MS-348)
Collection
Identifier: MS-348
Abstract
The collection consist of William Preston Mayfield Photographs of the Wright brothers' first flights; early pilots, early planes and helicopters; photos of Dayton area businesses, homes, churches, and monuments; as well as aerial shots of the Miami valley, downtown Columbus, and the Ohio State University. Also included are some photographs taken by F. Hermes. Postcards are of early flights, the Wright Flyer, The Wright Brothers Celebration, flights in Europe, other early pilots, European...
Dates:
1910-1960
Found in:
Special Collections
The Peerless Collection of Aerials and other Photographic Prints from the Studios of William Preston Mayfield (MS-271)
Collection
Identifier: MS-271
Abstract
The Peerless Mayfield Collection consists of more than 500 contact prints by aerial photographer William Preston Mayfield (1896-1974). The collection consists of photographs taken by Dayton photographer William Preston Mayfield of Dayton scenes of the Flood of 1913, advertising images, building interiors and exteriors, street scenes, and people. The collection is close in provenance to MS-269, the Caporale Mayfield Collection. Many of the images in both collections are of similar subjects...
Dates:
1908-1979
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 1
- Anderson, James, 1813-1877 1
- Bonfils, Félix, 1831-1885 1
- Cones, Nancy Ford, 1869-1962 1
- De Dienes, André, 1913-1985 1
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