• A white woman wearing a gray shirt, a dark face mask, and purple latex gloves works inside a conservation lab. She is working on a large piece of brown fabric with a black iron cross symbol.
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    Conservator Lauren Horelick treats a piece of fabric from a German observation balloon. During the war, both sides used observers carried by balloons to monitor enemy trench lines and direct artillery fire.

  • A white woman wearing a gray shirt, a dark face mask, and purple latex gloves works inside a conservation lab. She is working on a large piece of brown fabric with a black iron cross symbol.

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February 08, 2023

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Mark Avino

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NASM2023-01026-S

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