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

Photograph of two servicemen with a tethered and covered observation balloon, likely in France, circa 1918.

Photograph of a balloon winch, circa 1918.

Photograph of debris from an aircraft, circa 1918. Two Lewis machine guns are visible in the wreckage.

Photograph of servicemen attaching an aerial reconnaissance camera to a Farman F.40 Horace aircraft (fuselage number 13), likely in France, circa 1918. Inscription on verso: "Mounting airplane 251 camera. This type of camera used only for special…

Photograph of a cross marking the gravesite of an American aviator, France, circa 1918. The cross reads: " U.S. Don-Johnston, Lieutenant Aviateur, 17/9/18."

Photograph of Marc Lagen (far left) with other servicemen, likely in France, circa 1918.

Photograph of the Notre Dame de Reims Cathedral, France, circa 1918. The church entrance is boarded up and fortified with sandbags to protect it from shellfire.

Photograph of a Renault FT tank in a field, likely in France, circa 1918.

Photograph of servicemen gathered around the remains of a destroyed Renault FT tank, likely in France, circa 1918.