[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, October 26, 1917] (open access)

[Letter From Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, October 26, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home concerning his stay in Stamford, England. Currently Clay does not have an assigned room and is eating in the officers' mess; he asks for some magazines as he has plenty of time to read.
Date: October 26, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, January 6, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, January 6, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home concerning recent posting to Wye, England. Clay does not find this place to be very enjoyable, and he is upset that other pilots coming from the states are already commissioned and being sent to the front.
Date: January 6, 1918
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sol Reinthal to Henry Clay, Sr., April 4, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Sol Reinthal to Henry Clay, Sr., April 4, 1919]

Letter from Sol Reinthal to Henry Clay, Sr. regarding the death of Henry Clay, Jr. Reinthal includes a message from his son that describes the amazing qualities of Clay, Jr.
Date: April 4, 1919
Creator: Reinthal, Sol
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 7, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 7, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family regarding his current status in England. He did not fly this day as it was a squadron holiday, but does comment on the poor conditions of his hotel living quarters.
Date: November 7, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Sister-in-Law, February 6, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Sister-in-Law, February 6, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his sister-in-law concerning his brother, her husband Ashton. He spends most of this letter essentially comforting her and telling her that flying is not anymore dangerous than any other branch.
Date: February 6, 1918
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jae P. Moore to Henry Clay, Sr., April 24, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Jae P. Moore to Henry Clay, Sr., April 24, 1919]

Letter to Henry Clay, Sr. from Jae P. Moore concerning Moore's sending of Henry Clay, Jr.'s combat reports. Moore says that the reports are copies made "from the original that I took for myself."
Date: August 24, 1919
Creator: Moore, Jae P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, March 1, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, March 1, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr, to his family from Scotland while he takes a course on gunnery. Clay has nothing but good things to say about the picturesque landscape and nice hotel he is staying in. One of the boys in his detachment also received word that commissions are imminent.
Date: March 1, 1918
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family Back Home, January 13, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family Back Home, January 13, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home regarding his daily activities in Wye, England. In his letter he talks about different types of airplanes they are around and notes that he saw a Bristol fighter land on a previous day.
Date: January 13, 1918
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alliert Ainsworth to Henry Clay, Sr., January 28, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Alliert Ainsworth to Henry Clay, Sr., January 28, 1918]

Letter from Alliert Ainsworth to Henry Clay, Sr. regarding the death of her son and the compassion that Henry Clay, Jr. showed their family. She goes on to describe the unfair treatment Washington has given Clay, Jr.'s detachment in England and herself by not clarifying the cause of Harold Ainsworth's death.
Date: January 28, 1918
Creator: Ainsworth, Alliert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, April 28, 1917]

Postcard from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home in Texas regarding his current trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Clay does not say anything of great importance in this letter but was recovering from his recent sea-sickness.
Date: April 28, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 1, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, November 1, 1917]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home mostly concerning his distaste for the living conditions in England, as well as his poor flight instructor. At the end of his letter he mentions that he will be changing addresses again.
Date: November 1, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, March 2, 1918] (open access)

[Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Mother, March 2, 1918]

Cablegram from Henry Clay, Jr. to his mother detailing his total number of flight hours.
Date: March 2, 1918
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of sky from plane]

Photograph of several planes flying in a cloudy sky. The photograph was taken from a plane.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane parked on field]

Photograph of a biplane parked on Barron Field.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ormer Locklear and woman in plane]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear and a woman seated in an airplane.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ormer Locklear and friend]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear and an unidentified man. Locklear stands next to the plane and the man is situated inside it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flock of birds]

Photograph of a flock of birds.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Locklear's plane]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear's plane in flight.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane 105B]

Photograph of a plane flying over Barron Field in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane on Barron Field]

Photograph of a plane parked on Barron Field in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Biplane taking off]

Photograph of a plane taking off from Barron Field.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Locklear climbing up ladder]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear climbing up a ladder. The ladder is leaning against a pole. On the ground, two men hold onto the ladder for balance.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ormer Locklear and unidentified woman]

Photograph of Ormer Locklear and an unidentified woman standing in front of a plane. Both wear aviator caps, goggles, and leather jackets.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plane 61B]

Photograph of plane 61B in flight.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History