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[Servicemen parachuting to ground after their observation balloon was hit by German shells] (Item)

Photograph of two servicemen parachuting to the ground after their observation balloon was hit by German shells, circa 1918. Included caption: "French Observation balloon which has been hit by German shells, coming down in flames; balloonists are descending in parachutes."Inscription: "SC95887."Embossed in corner: "Signal Corps U.S. Army."

[Parachute below observation balloon] (Item)

Photograph of a parachute below an observation balloon, circa 1918.

[Parachute dropping from balloon] (Item)

Photograph of a parachute dropping from a balloon, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

[Parachute dropping from balloon] (Item)

Photograph of a parachute dropping from a balloon, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

[Parachute dropping from balloon] (Item)

Photograph of a parachute dropping from a balloon, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

[Parachute dropping from balloon] (Item)

Photograph of a parachute dropping from a balloon, circa 1910s-1920s.Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

[Burning observation balloon and parachutes descending to ground] (Item)

Photograph of a burning observation balloon and parachutes descending to the ground, circa 1914-1918. The parachutes have been circled in white.Inscription on album page: "Burning baloon [sic] and paraschutes [sic]."Part of Album One from the Nancy Harkness Collection of World War I Photograph Albums, circa 1914-1919.

[Servicemen parachuting to ground after their observation balloon was hit by German shells] (Item)

Photograph of two servicemen parachuting to the ground after their observation balloon was hit by German shells, circa 1918. Inscription on verso: "Hat, musette bag, A.S. Insignia, Soap, toothpaste, comb, boots + shoe brush + polish, pen + paper, magazines, cable, gloves. [Sy?] Powell and French Lt Couney Doron."

[Illustration of André-Jacques Garnerin's parachute descent] (Item)

Illustration (photographic reproduction) of André-Jacques Garnerin's parachute descent from a balloon, London, England, 1802.

[Illustration of hypothetical invasion by land, air, and sea of England by French forces (Item)

Illustration (photographic reproduction) of a hypothetical invasion by land, air, and sea of England by French forces, circa early 1800s. The scene depicts balloons in flight, warships, and troops passing through a tunnel under the English Channel.