Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C – Antique Wall Art
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C
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Barrage balloons rising over Parris Island, South Carolina, set this picture apart from the many wartime views of the balloons themselves. Parris Island was the Marine Corps' main recruit depot, so the scene points to the training that prepared Marines for coastal defense. Barrage balloons were large tethered gasbags, flown on steel cables to keep low-flying enemy aircraft from diving on ships, harbors and installations. The United States fielded them widely during World War II, and Marine units trained with them as part of air defense. The image is a useful record of that home-front training, when the Corps was building up its forces for the Pacific war.
| Original scan | 4,826 × 3,442 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1a35180u Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C. |
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