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Title
Large German balloon on display at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, ca.1919
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1919
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of a large German balloon on display at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, ca.1919. The tear-drop shaped balloon is on the ground at center and is painted a dark color with German cross insignia. The balloon is surrounded by metal scaffolding. A crowd has gathered near the base of the balloon and is looking at it. There are several statues visible on the square behind the balloon, and the area is surrounded by trees.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
12 x 18 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m7232
USC-1-1-1-7359 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-11648
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m7232
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-11648.jpg
Subject
U.S. History--World War I--American Expeditionary Force
United States. Army
Germany. Army
World War, 1914-1918
Balloons
Parks
Time Period
circa 1919
Place
France
Paris
Source
1-233- [Microfiche number]
11648 [Accession number]
CHS-11648 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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