• A yellowed piece of paper with a short note scrawled on it.
    Download Image

    Note dated July 25, 1861, from President Lincoln urging Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott to meet with Thaddeus Lowe to discuss his balloons. Lincoln was impressed by the potential of balloons for reconnaissance, but the skeptical General Scott, a senior military commander, needed some convincing. Lincoln urged him to provide Lowe with any necessary assistance. (Smithsonian Institution)

  • A yellowed piece of paper with a short note scrawled on it.

ID#:

SI-99-40777

Source:

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Owner:

Smithsonian Institution

Rights Usage:

Usage conditions apply

Terms of Use:

Smithsonian Terms of Use

For print or commercial use please see permissions information.