Barrage balloon manufacture. All out for defense! Scrambling out of the zipper-covered "manhole" in the nose of a gigantic barrage balloon, this worker has finished patching, touching up and checking the great bag, and is ready to give the signal to deflate the balloon, pack it and ship it to Uncle Sam's army training fields where balloon squadrons are learning the technique of handling the blimp-sized gas bags. This ship is of the ballonet type. General Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio
Summary
Public domain photograph of indoor, interior activity, America in the 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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1940 s
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40 s
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Date
01/01/1941
Contributors
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office of War Information.
Location
Akron (Ohio)
,
41.08139, -81.51889
Source
Library of Congress
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Public Domain