Captive balloon supports Voice of America" antenna" – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Captive balloon supports Voice of America" antenna". It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Captive balloon supports Voice of America" antenna"
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A Coast Guard photographer recorded a captive balloon hoisting a wire antenna for the Voice of America, with the caption card linking the scene to the USS Courier. Barrage balloons, tethered to deter low-flying aircraft in wartime, were put to a radio use here, lifting the antenna high above the deck. The Voice of America had been broadcasting overseas since 1942, and higher wires could help its shortwave signal travel farther. Details of this March 1952 setting come from an unverified caption card, so the exact operation remains open to question.
| Created / published | 1952 March 7-8. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by the U.S. Coast Guard. No. 5539. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Coast Guard; Barrage balloons; ships, USS COURIER; Voice of America; Radio. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,239 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-144014 |
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