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When: 01 January 1915
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British kite balloon
[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
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Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.27486
Call Number: LC-B2- 4695-4
Source: Flickr Commons
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British kite balloon
[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.27486
Call Number: LC-B2- 4695-4
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Owner: The Library of CongressSource: Flickr Commons
Views: 22937
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artolog
From the Imperial War Museum site: "THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918 part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: McLellan, David (Second Lieutenant) (Photographer) 1918-05-02 RAF Caquot kite balloon about to ascend, the basket is just leaving the ground. Air mechanics are holding the ropes and the motor winch can be seen beyond. Photograph taken in Gosnay, 2 May 1918."
THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918© IWM (Q 12029)
artolog
earlier shot from same event:
THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918© IWM (Q 12031)
artolog
More shots of balloon operations at Gosnay, France on May 2, 1918 by Lt. David McLellan: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?query=mclellan%2C+gosna...
jcravens
It looks like some sort of bizarre celebration of an internal organ... or a not so internal one.
Michael Patnode
Wow thats a cool image.
RubyCreative
Haha Jayne, that's so true. Great image, nonetheless.
Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )
Albert Irénée Caquot (1 July 1881 – 28 November 1976) was considered as the "best living French engineer"[1] during half a century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Caquot