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Photograph of a balloon tethered outside an airship hangar, circa 1900s-1920s. A large group of servicemen is gathered around the balloon basket.

Photograph of a balloon winch, circa 1918.

Photograph of a balloon, circa 1900s-1920s. A person in the foreground holds one of the tethers.

Photograph of a balloon, circa 1900s-1920s.

Photograph of two balloons in flight at the Los Angeles International Air Meet, California, January 1910. Item from page 32 of the Goodman L. Goodmanson Los Angeles International Air Meet photograph album, January 1910. Album contains sixty-three…

Photograph of a barrage balloon, circa 1940s.

Photograph of a burning observation balloon and parachutes descending to the ground, circa 1914-1918. The parachutes have been circled in white.Inscription on album page: "Burning baloon [sic] and paraschutes [sic]."Part of Album One from the Nancy…

Photograph of a burning observation balloon falling from the sky, circa 1918.Inscription: "My balloon burns. 1918."

Photograph of a Caquot observation balloon in flight above a snowy field, likely in France, circa 1918.

Photograph of a Caquot observation balloon in flight, Brouville, France, April 23, 1918. Included caption: "Balloon ascending. Air Service. Brouville, France. Apr. 23, 1918." Inscription: "x 12278."