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[Servicemen gathered around basket of tethered balloon]
Photograph of servicemen gathered around the basket of a tethered balloon, circa 1914-1918. An airship in its hangar is visible in the background.Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa…

[German airship in hangar]
Photograph of a German airship in a hangar, circa 1914-1918. Inscription on album page: "Boche baloon [balloon]."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

Preparing to reconnoiter the enemy's position
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…

[German observation balloon in flight above group of servicemen]
Photograph of a German observation balloon in flight above a group of servicemen, circa 1914-1918.

[German observation balloon tethered to ground]
Photograph of a German observation balloon tethered to the ground, circa 1914-1918.

[Servicemen with balloon winch]
Photograph of servicemen with a balloon winch, circa 1914-1918.

[Servicemen with balloon winch]
Photograph of German servicemen with a balloon winch, circa 1914-1918.

[Servicemen with observation balloon]
Photograph of German servicemen with an observation balloon, circa 1914-1918. Two servicemen are in the balloon's basket.

[German observation balloon in flight]
Photograph of a German observation balloon in flight, circa 1914-1918.

[German observation balloon]
Photograph of a German observation balloon, circa 1914-1918. Several servicemen hold the balloon's tethers. A balloon winch is visible on the left side of the scene.
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