[Observation kite balloon in air with basket (gondola) suspended below, U.S. Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia] – Vintage Print
![[Observation kite balloon in air with basket (gondola) suspended below, U.S. Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia], [1918], c1919 Jan. 3. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/35/35bb5802bdfc-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures [Observation kite balloon in air with basket (gondola) suspended below, U.S. Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Observation kite balloon in air with basket (gondola) suspended below, U.S. Naval Training Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia]
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Suspended beneath a large tethered balloon, the observer's basket hangs in open air above the U.S. Naval Training Station at Hampton Roads, Virginia, in this view dated 1918. Kite balloons like this one were a standard tool of the First World War, anchored by cable and raised high enough for an observer to scan coastal waters and report by telephone to the ground. Hampton Roads was a busy center for naval training at the time. The print was issued by the Albertype Company of Brooklyn, a firm known for photomechanical views, and it documents the equipment used in that training.
| Created / published | [1918], c1919 Jan. 3. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | J232564 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. Wittemann Collection. |
| Subjects | Captive balloons--Virginia--Naval Air Station--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,289 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-188371 |
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