• Mr. Lincoln's Air Force Family Day
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    Civil War reenactors representing Thaddeus Lowe and President Lincoln shake hands in front of the partially inflated Intrepid at the "Mr. Lincoln's Air Force" Family Day on June 11, 2011. The event commemorated the 150th anniversary of Lowe's tethered ascent in a gas balloon, which attracted the support of President Lincoln and led to the creation of a balloon corps for the Union Army.
  • Mr. Lincoln's Air Force Family Day

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Mark Avino

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