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Balloon Launch Site - April 23, 1918

Description

This photograph of a wooded area in France has "base from which balloon ascended. Air Service. 4/23/18" written on the reverse. The photograph belongs to a collection compiled by Ruby Garrett, a Kansas City, Missouri native who served as Chief Signal Officer in the 42nd Division during World War I.

Details

Title Balloon Launch Site - April 23, 1918
Creator Unknown
Source Photograph of wooded area in France from which a balloon ascended. 23 April 1918. Garrett, Ruby Dwight (1882-1968) Papers, c. 1910-1968. C2558. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
Description This photograph of a wooded area in France has "base from which balloon ascended. Air Service. 4/23/18" written on the reverse. The photograph belongs to a collection compiled by Ruby Garrett, a Kansas City, Missouri native who served as Chief Signal Officer in the 42nd Division during World War I.
Site Accession Number C2558
Contributing Institution The State Historical Society of Missouri
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Language English