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1986.5.646.1
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Barrage balloon operations board, Seattle, 1943
Order an ImageThe U.S. Army operated barrage balloons as part of its defensive startegy to protect Seattle (and particularly the Boeing Company) from enemy attacks. The balloons were launched from Jefferson Park and other locations around the city. This photo shows Army personnel with a balloon operations board and monitoring equipment.
Handwritten on sleeve: BALLOONS, Barrage.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 24, 1943.
Handwritten on sleeve: BALLOONS, Barrage.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 24, 1943.
ID Number: 1986.5.646.1
Date: 1943
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.646.1
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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