2-981-376 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonné a son sort, acheve de bruler a terre, deux sapeurs s'efforcent de sauver la soupape qui est la plus precieuse de l'appareil', 1917. First World War: balloonists and observers - while the balloon, left to its fate, lies burning on the ground, two sappers try to save the valve which is the most precious part of the device. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924].