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[Balloon hangar]
Photograph of a balloon hangar, July 20, 1927. Inscription on album page: "Wide open spaces."Inscription on verso: "5-50-4. July 20, 1927. Balloon hangar and clouds."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S.…

[Frederick Nelson Atwood ledger]
Ledger book created by Frederick Nelson Atwood containing his handwritten notes and illustrations, circa 1862-1880. The ledger is primarily comprised of Atwood's varied notes and writings. These consist of cash account records; journals of his art…

[Barrage balloon]
Photograph of a barrage balloon, circa 1940s.

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…

[Servicemen with observation balloons at U.S. Army Balloon School]
Panoramic photograph of servicemen with six observation balloons at the U.S. Army Balloon School, Ross Field, California, 1918. Inscription in corner: "No. 8659. Copyrighted. Huddleston Photo Co. Los Angeles, Cal." Inscription on verso: "Army Baloon…

[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.

[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…

[Servicemen holding tethers of observation balloon]
Photograph of servicemen holding the tethers of an American observation balloon, circa 1916-1919.Inscription on album page: "U.S. observation baloon [balloon]."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums,…

[German servicemen towing balloon out of hangar, Trier, Germany]
Photograph of German servicemen towing a balloon out of its hangar, Trier, Germany, circa 1914-1918.Inscription on album page: "Boche at Treves."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

[German observation balloon aloft over crowd]
Photograph of a German observation balloon aloft over a crowd, circa 1914-1919.Inscription on album page: "Obs. baloon [balloon] - Boche."Part of Album Three from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.
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