Arcadia, Calif. — Oct. 18, 1921: Three U.S. Army balloons prepare for launch from Ross Field. This photo was published in the Oct. 19, 1921, L.A. Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times
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Arcadia, Calif. — Oct. 18, 1921: Three U.S. Army balloons wait to get off the ground. The original negative of the photo is stored at the Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive at UCLA.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times Archive/UCLA
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Arcadia, Calif. — Oct. 18, 1921: Capt. Edgar P. Sorensen, left, and pilot Capt. H.C. Gray are the crew of U.S. Army balloon 19-35. This photo was publshed in The Times on Oct. 19, 1921.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times
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Arcadia, Calif. — December 1921: A "Type R" U.S. Army observation balloon is lowered at Arcadia Balloon School. This photo was published in the Dec. 19, 1921, Los Angeles Times.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: E. J. Spencer / Los Angeles Times Archive/UCLA
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Arcadia, Calif. — 1921: U.S. Army balloon operations at Ross Field.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times
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Arcadia, Calif. — September 1922: U.S. Army Dirigible C-2 is on its way to Ross Field from Langley Field, Va. A Times staff artist outlined the balloon and lettering in the photo, published Sept. 24, 1922.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Los Angeles Times
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