Preparing to reconnoiter the enemy's position

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Title

Preparing to reconnoiter the enemy's position

Description

Stereograph, "Preparing to Reconnoitor the Enemy's Position – Officers Entering the Cradle of a Captive Balloon," Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1918. Image features a group of soldiers gathered underneath a tethered observation balloon. Caption on verso describes the military uses of balloons and other aircraft during the war.

Typed caption: "18077 – Preparing to Reconnoiter the Enemy's Position – Officers Entering the Cradle of a Captive Balloon. Keystone View Company."

Date

1914-1918 circa

Bibliographic Citation

The Jim Bergstrom Collection of World War I Aviation Stereographs/The Museum of Flight (2005-08-11), Folder 1

Identifier

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