Captive balloon supports Voice of America" antenna" – Vintage Print
(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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Captive balloon supports Voice of America" antenna" comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Captive balloon supports Voice of America" antenna"
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A tethered balloon rises above a Voice of America antenna in this 1952 photoprint from the U.S. Coast Guard, taken over March 7-8. Voice of America had grown out of wartime shortwave broadcasting and was sending programs overseas by the early 1950s, and its signals depended on tall antennas. Balloons offered a practical way to lift such wires aloft, so the picture pairs a lighter-than-air craft with a radio installation. The date and photographer come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Created / published | 1952 March 7-8. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint by the U.S. Coast Guard. No. 5537. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,258 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-144018 |
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