A lithograph produced by T.S.C. Lowe, Chief of Aeronautics, for the headquarters, Union Army of the Potomac, December 22, 1862. The document presents Lowe's proposal for the use of hot air ("caloric") signal balloons to carry a variety of banners and colored pyrotechnics aloft. In the remarks column, Lowe describes the plan to Col. Albert J. Myers, Chief of the Army's Signal Corps. The lithograph is matted and framed. Created by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Date Created Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Art; Aviation Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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