1800s Archive · Military aviation

The War balloon at General M'Dowell's head-quarters preparing for a reconnoissance

United States · 1861

The War balloon at General M'Dowell's head-quarters preparing for a reconnoissance, United States, 1861
The War balloon at General M'Dowell's head-quarters preparing for a reconnoissance, United States, 1861. Military aviation — The 1800s Archive, from the Library of Congress record.

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