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[Servicemen inflating Caquot observation balloon] (Item)

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

[Servicemen in balloon basket] (Item)

Photograph of two servicemen in a balloon basket, circa 1918.

[Servicemen moving observation balloon by its tethers] (Item)

Photograph of German servicemen moving an observation balloon by its tethers, circa 1914-1918.Inscription on album page: "Boche baloons [sic]."Part of Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

[Servicemen moving observation balloon by its tethers] (Item)

Photograph of German servicemen moving an observation balloon by its tethers, circa 1914-1918.Inscription on album page: "Boche baloons [sic]."Part of Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

[German observation balloon and hangar] (Item)

Photograph of German soldiers using tethers to tow an observation balloon out of its hangar in Trier, Germany, circa 1918. Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605) black-and-white photographs, as well as a few pieces of ephemera, circa 1917-1919. The photos trace Kennedy's military career from his infantry training in the United States to his service in…

[Balloon and zeppelin in hangar] (Item)

Photograph of soldiers gathered around the basket of a balloon tethered in a field in Germany, circa 1918. A zeppelin and its hangar are visible in the background. Part of the Wilbur D. Kennedy photograph album containing six hundred and five (605) black-and-white photographs, as well as a few pieces of ephemera, circa 1917-1919. The photos trace Kennedy's military career from his infantry…

[Servicemen repairing roads in France] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen of the 318th Engineers, United States Army, repairing roads in the Bethincourt area of Meuse, France on October 5, 1918. An American observation balloon is visible in the distance.Included caption: "Three hundred and Eighth Engineers repairing sheltered roads. American observation balloon in the distance and French artillery scattered about the fields of Bethincourt in the…

[Servicemen removing tethered balloon from camouflaged hiding spot] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen removing a tethered balloon from its camouflaged hiding spot, Brouville, France, April 23, 1918.Include caption: "Taking balloon from camouflaged bed. Air Service. Brouville, France, April 23, 1918."Inscription: "x 12274."Embossed in corner: "Signal Corps U.S. Army."

[Caquot observation balloon in flight] (Item)

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

[Observation balloon in low flight over field] (Item)

Photograph of an observation balloon in low flight over a field, circa 1917-1919.Part of a scrapbook containing items related to Sidney Van Wyck Peters' service with the 24th Aero Squadron during World War I, circa 1917-1919.