Army Air observation balloon

Name/Title

Army Air observation balloon

Entry/Object ID

2016x.01.65

Description

British Army air observation balloon (blimp) preparing to launch. On the ground beneath it men are holding onto tethering cords. A truck is in the foreground with crew working on a large mechanical device on its flatbed, probably the compressor to inflate the balloon with gas.

Photograph Details

Subject

Air balloon

Made/Created

Date made

1914 - 1918

Notes

Date: 1914 - 1918 Material(s): Paper ; Ink

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph

Class

Communication Artifacts