Thaddeus Lowe's Balloon Observation Unit, Gaines Mill, Virginia, circa 1862, zoomable image

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Thaddeus Lowe's Balloon Observation Unit, Gaines Mill, Virginia, circa 1862, zoomable image

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Sized, cropped, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, November 3, 2011.

Depicted ContentLowe, Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt

Depicted ContentCivil War Soldiering

Depicted ContentOn the Potomac, Thaddeus Lowe's balloon carrier is towed into position off Mattawoman Creek

Depicted ContentOn the Potomac, Thaddeus Lowe launches the first balloon observation flight from a naval craft

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Professor Lowe's military balloon near Gaines Mill, Virginia

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Civil War Glass Negative Collection, Library of Congress

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