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[Servicemen with Caquot observation balloon] (Item)

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

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.

[Servicemen with tethered balloons] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of British servicemen with tethered balloons, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

[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 sausage."Part of Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

[Servicemen with observation balloons at U.S. Army Balloon School] (Item)

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 [Balloon] School, Arcadia, California. James George Burton, active duty 3-20-18 to 1-24-19, #1115531 Private 1st Class, 52nd Baloon [Balloon] Co. Air…

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…

Join the Air Service / "Give 'er the gun" (Item)

Poster of two U.S. Army Air Service servicemen with aircraft, a balloon, and an airship, circa 1918-1919. Art by Warren Keith, produced by the Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Company. Text: "Join the Air Service / 'Give 'er the gun / Learn. Earn."

[Balloon tethered outside airship hangar] (Item)

Photograph of a balloon tethered outside an airship hangar, circa 1900s-1920s. A large group of servicemen is gathered around the balloon basket.

[Balloon tethered outside airship hangar] (Item)

Photograph of a balloon tethered outside an airship hangar, circa 1900s-1920s. A large group of servicemen is gathered around the balloon basket.

[Servicemen with horse-drawn carts and tethered observation balloon] (Item)

Photograph of German servicemen with horse-drawn carts and a tethered observation balloon, circa 1914-1918.