Title

Raising of an observation balloon, Somme, northern France, 1916. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Raising of an observation balloon, Somme, northern France, 1916. French artillerymen watch as a captured German Parseval-Siegsfeld balloon is re-inflated and sent skywards, on the Somme Front in 1916. This type of German balloon encouraged the French to construct their first modern dirigible, the Caquot type. The rear tail fills with air automatically through an opening facing the wind. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1916

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D43_456

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67,8Mb (1,3Mb) / 16,8in x 15,6in / 5051 x 4689 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men country French France balloon guy war location century soldiers soldier first world war concept picardy B&W MONOCHROME World War I WWI black & white black and white B W World War One 1910s 20th century The Print Collector 1st World War Somme TGN WW1 photograph observation balloon Unknown Parseval-Siegsfeld photograph