Group of 8 stereoviews depicting military balloon operations and wartime aeronautical scenes. Several images show tethered observation balloons prepared for reconnaissance while troops stand nearby awaiting deployment.

One stereograph illustrates a group of soldiers examining an impression left in the ground by a falling burning Zeppelin, while another view shows a captured German “sausage” observation balloon displayed over a town in Flanders. Additional scenes depict captive balloons being readied for reconnaissance and troops assembling near vehicles and equipment.

Produced by stereoview publishers including Keystone and Underwood & Underwood, these images document the military use of observation balloons during the early twentieth century and the wartime development of aerial reconnaissance technology.