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An old photo of a giant inflatable balloon. Office of War Information Photograph

An old photo of a giant inflatable balloon. Office of War Information ...

Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a new job and, as usual, handle it well. A barrage balloon ready to go aloft under the handling of special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a n...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

British barrage ballons. Type of British barrage ballons sent to this country under the lend-lease program. They are being used at Camp Tyson, Tennessee, for training purposes

British barrage ballons. Type of British barrage ballons sent to this ...

Actual size of negative is B (approximately 5 x 7 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history for image. Contact print either attached to or in original negative jacket. Image source: Army photo fr... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Setting up balloon barrages is just another chore for the versatile marines. Special units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina handle the big bag with customary marine snap and precision

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Setting up balloon barra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Setting up balloon barrages is just another chore for the versatile marines. Special units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina handle the big bag with customary marine snap and precision

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Setting up balloon barra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Berlin balloon race, 1908, first to start

Berlin balloon race, 1908, first to start

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is availabl... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a new job and, as usual, handle it well. A barrage balloon ready to go aloft under the handling of special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a n...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A group of people standing in front of a large air balloon. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of people standing in front of a large air balloon. Office of ...

Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Getting into the light / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Getting into the light / Kep. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows four men in the basket labeled "The Church" of a hot-air balloon labeled "Religion without Superstition" throwing out sandbags labeled "No Museum, Blue Laws, Bigotry, [and] No Sunday Recreati... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage b...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Scientific American - American Art Poster

Scientific American - American Art Poster

C. McKnight-Smith, artist. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotion goal: U.S. D41. 1905

Start of "million population", St. Louis

Start of "million population", St. Louis

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a large balloon. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of a large balloon. War Poduction. Office of W...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage b...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage b...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a large air plane. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a large air plane. Office of War Informatio...

Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

British barrage ballons. Type of British barrage ballons sent to this country under the lend-lease program. They are being used at Camp Tyson, Tennessee, for training purposes

British barrage ballons. Type of British barrage ballons sent to this ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of the British Empire armed forces, 19th-20th century war and military conflict, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

International Ballooning Contest, Aero Park, Chicago, July 4th, 1908

International Ballooning Contest, Aero Park, Chicago, July 4th, 1908

H112250 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright claimant's address: Chicago, New York, Washington. Copyright deposit; Geo. R. Lawrence Co.; July 10, 1908.

German observation balloon, George Grantham Bain Collection

German observation balloon, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows a German observation balloon during World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Co... More

Army balloon - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Army balloon - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Pho... More

Barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C., World War Two

Barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C., World War Two

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a large balloon. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of a large balloon. War Poduction. Office of W...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

A black and white photo of a giant balloon. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a giant balloon. Office of War Information ...

Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

A black and white photo of a man on a parachute. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a man on a parachute. Office of War Informa...

(Source: related print for negative in LOT 1822). There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Photograph possibly by Al Palmer. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Pi... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Two men working on a hot air balloon. Office of War Information Photograph

Two men working on a hot air balloon. Office of War Information Photog...

Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

Parris Island, South Carolina. Tactical formations of barrage balloons prevent dive bombing and the strafing of important ground installations. The Leathernecks are developing an excellent technique in this method of protecting important locations from enemy aircrafts

Parris Island, South Carolina. Tactical formations of barrage balloons...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old photo of a man and a woman flying a balloon. Office of War Information Photograph

An old photo of a man and a woman flying a balloon. Office of War Info...

Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

Parris Island, South Carolina. Special United States Marine units in training bedding down a big barrage balloon

Parris Island, South Carolina. Special United States Marine units in t...

Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

A black and white photo of a large kite. War Production FSA/OWI Photograph

A black and white photo of a large kite. War Production FSA/OWI Photog...

To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Transfer; Un... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a new job and, as usual, handle it well. A barrage balloon ready to go aloft under the handling of special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a n...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a new job and, as usual, handle it well. A barrage balloon ready to go aloft under the handling of special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a n...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Accident: Brequet at Reims - Public domain portrait photograph

Accident: Brequet at Reims - Public domain portrait photograph

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. General information about the George Grantha... More

A black and white photo of a large balloon. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of a large balloon. War Poduction. Office of W...

To identify this image it may help to search for images that have neighboring call numbers, are similar in appearance, and have titles. There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist. Transfer; Un... More

A black and white photo of a kite flying in the sky. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a kite flying in the sky. Office of War Inf...

Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barrage balloon is just another job that the leathernecks take in stride as special marine units are trained at Parris Island, South Carolina. "Purging" it with fresh gas before it goes aloft again and running it up into a tactical formation under control of a steel cable are other features of a technique at which the marines have become very proficient

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Bedding down a big barra...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Marine Corps barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

Marine Corps barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

A group of men standing around a hot air balloon. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of men standing around a hot air balloon. Office of War Inform...

Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

A black and white photo of a large balloon. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a large balloon. Office of War Information ...

Photographed by Alfred Palmer or Pat Terry. Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More informat... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

Barrage balloon, Parris Island, S.C

12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage b...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Berlin balloon race, Oscar Erbslöh in the "Berlin"

Berlin balloon race, Oscar Erbslöh in the "Berlin"

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is availabl... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man on a parachute. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of a man on a parachute. War Poduction. Office...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage b...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a hot air balloon. War Poduction. Office of War Information.

A black and white photo of a man standing next to a hot air balloon. W...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks make a strong medicine against Axis aircraft. Special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina send up part of a tactical formation of barrage balloons that prevent dive bombing and the strafing of important ground installations

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks make a ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an early aircraft, balloon, airship, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Setting up balloon barrages is just another chore for the versatile marines. Special units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina handle the big bag with customary marine snap and precision

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Setting up balloon barra...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the Axis. Sections of a marine balloon barrage over Paris Island, South Carolina. The swaying balloons with their trailing cables and steel winch lines make dive bombing and ground strafing of important locations too costly in planes and crews

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Another stopper for the ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign on Axis dive bombers and strafing planes. This barrage balloon, under control of a Marine unit in training at Parris Island, South Carolina is part of a plane trap that protects important ground installations. Planes cannot come close to a number of these balloons swaying in tactical formation, with steel cables trailing, without the danger of shearing off wings

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Putting the Indian sign ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Setting up balloon barrages is just another chore for the versatile marines. Special units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina handle the big bag with customary marine snap and precision

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Setting up balloon barra...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a new job and, as usual, handle it well. A barrage balloon ready to go aloft under the handling of special marine units in training at Parris Island, South Carolina

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. The leathernecks get a n...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More