1800s Archive · Military aviation

Professor Lowe inflating Balloon Intrepid to reconnoiter Battle of Fair Oaks

Henrico County, Virginia · 1862

Professor Lowe inflating Balloon Intrepid to reconnoiter Battle of Fair Oaks, Henrico County, Virginia, 1862
Professor Lowe inflating Balloon Intrepid to reconnoiter Battle of Fair Oaks, Henrico County, Virginia, 1862. Military aviation — The 1800s Archive, from the Library of Congress record.

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