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Lord Roberts' army advancing toward Johannesburg - 84th Battery and Balloon Corps, S.A.

Johannesburg, South Africa · 1901

Lord Roberts' army advancing toward Johannesburg - 84th Battery and Balloon Corps, S.A., Johannesburg, South Africa, 1901
Lord Roberts' army advancing toward Johannesburg - 84th Battery and Balloon Corps, S.A., Johannesburg, South Africa, 1901. Military aviation — The 1800s Archive, from the Library of Congress record.

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