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Preparing to reconnoiter the enemy's position (Item)

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…

Hauling Down an Observation Balloon [Stereographs] (Item)

Stereograph, "Hauling Down an Observation Balloon," Set Number 21, Image Number 18758, Keystone View Company, circa 1914-1921. Image of a balloon aloft with many soldiers below holding its tethers. Caption on reverse describes the use of observation balloons in the war effort.