[Prof. Thaddeus Lowe's Balloon Camp" at Gaines Mill May 1862: balloon in backgrd. across field; horsemen in foregrd.]" – Historic Reproduction
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Step back in time with [Prof. Thaddeus Lowe's Balloon Camp" at Gaines Mill May 1862: balloon in backgrd. across field; horsemen in foregrd.]", a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Few pictures show the Union Army's balloon operation as plainly as this one, which places Prof. Thaddeus Lowe's balloon camp at Gaines' Mill in May 1862, about a month before the battle fought there during the Peninsula Campaign. The balloon floats across the field in the background while mounted horsemen pass in the foreground, a reminder that the aerial work depended on ground crews and cavalry. Lowe, a civilian aeronaut, led the Union balloon corps, which was tied to the Signal Corps, and his gas-filled balloons were used to watch Confederate positions near Richmond. The record gives no photographer or exact date beyond the month and year in the title.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | LOT 11659 [item] [P&P]Check for an online group record (may link to related items) |
| Genre | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: CW--Signal Corps; CW--Camps--G-M-; CW--Balloons; BI; Shelf. |
| Subjects | 1 photographic print. |
| Source | Library of Congress |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,025 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-171682 |
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