alb5351421
Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe,1860s. Creator: Unknown.
| Share |
|---|
 Pinterest |
 Twitter |
 Facebook |
 Copy link |
 Email |
|
Add to another lightbox |
|
Add to another lightbox |
Title:
Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe,1860s. Creator: Unknown.
Caption:
Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Binoculars used by American balloonist, aeronaut, scientist and inventor Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe during the American Civil War. Lowe offered his services performing aerial reconnaissance on the Confederate troops for the Union Army, and became known as the father of military aerial reconnaissance. Black metal field glasses, double telescope; 10 inches high x 4 inches wide.
Personalities:
Credit:
Album / Heritage Art/Heritage Images
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?
Rights questions?
Image size:
5208 x 3394 px | 50.6 MB
Print size:
44.1 x 28.7 cm | 17.4 x 11.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
19TH CENTURY • 19TH • AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE • AEROSTATION • AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM • AIR SURVEILLANCE • AMERICA • AMERICAN CIVIL WAR • AMERICAN • AVIATION • BALLOON • BALLOONING • BINOCULARS • BRASS • CENTURY • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • EDUCATION • EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION • FIELD GLASSES • FLIGHT • GLASS • IRON AND STEEL • IRON_AND_STEEL • LOCATION • LOWE • NASM • NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM • NINETEENTH CENTURY • OBJECT • OBJECTS • OBSERVATION BALLOON • OBSERVATION • PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-MISCELLANEOUS • PROFESSOR T. S. C. LOWE • RECONNAISSANCE • SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION • SKIN • SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION • STEEL INDUSTRY • STEEL • T. S. C. LOWE • T. S. C. • THADDEUS S. C. LOWE • THADDEUS S. C. • THADDEUS SOBIESKI CONSTANTINE LOWE • THADDEUS SOBIESKI CONSTANTINE • UMBRELLA • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA • UNITED STATES • UNKNOWN • USA • WAR • XIX CENTURY
