Observer balloon

Photograph

Battleship Texas Foundation

back of 2025.1008.5

Name/Title

Observer balloon

Entry/Object ID

2025.1008.5

Description

Kite balloon photo captioned "Observer Balloon U.S.S. Texas -- 1918 Photo By Denson" Edges are marked with circular pattern of photo album.

Context

Battleship Texas arrived in Scapa Flow on February 11, 1918, where she joined the British Grand Fleet. She patrolled the North Sea throughout 1918, escorted the German High Seas Fleet to surrender on November 21, and departed the Grand Fleet on December 1, 1918.

Collection

Donation (Ryan Flynn), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1918

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects