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ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH – OBSERVATION BALLOON

SKU: 40-544

$20.00

This is an original photograph that measures 3 ½” x 2 7/16.” It shows an observation balloon on the ground. It either has just landed or is about to be launched. The location is noted on the reverse, along with the year 1915.

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This is an original photograph that measures 3 ½” x 2 7/16.” It shows an observation balloon on the ground. It either has just landed or is about to be launched. The location is noted on the reverse, along with the year 1915.

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This is an original photograph that measures 3 ½” x 2 7/16.” It shows an observation balloon on the ground. It either has just landed or is about to be launched. The location is noted on the reverse, along with the year 1915.

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