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Title: United States Army Balloon School at Ross Field--Balloon Training
Creator: Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1917-1918
Publication Information: Arcadia Public Library
Contributing Institution: Arcadia Public Library
Collection: Arcadia History Collection
Rights Information: Public domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: U.S. Army Balloon School at Ross Field in Arcadia, California. Balloon about 30 feet off ground. Balloon has round target-like mark on its side. Under balloon is truck with winch and many men participating in restraining it. Overcast day.
Type: image
Format: 1 black and white photographic print; 9 x 15 cm
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt3m3nd0b2
caarpl_130
167
Language: English
Subject: Airships
Military training camps--California--Arcadia
Soldiers--United States
World War, 1914-1918--Balloons
United States. Army. Balloon Section
Place: Arcadia (Calif.)
Ross Field (Calif.)
Source: Arcadia Public Library Image Archives

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