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[Fair Oaks, Virginia Prof. Thaddeus S. Lowe observing the battle from his balloon "Intrepid"]

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Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862.

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history civil war peninsular campaign balloons aircraft lowe thaddeus s virginia fair oaks stereographs wet collodion negatives fair oaks prof thaddeus thaddeus s lowe battle balloon intrepid 1862 stereoscopic views 19th century american civil war united states history architecture historic landmarks library of congress