EDWARD STEICHEN BRINGS A CAMERA TO THE GREAT WAR

Cameras from the AEF Photographic Section – the two larger darker cameras (2 and 3 from the right) were De Ram semiautomatic cameras.

With the onset of heavier-than-air flight, it was only a matter of time before warfare incorporated the new adjunct into its far-flung assemblage.  World War One saw America late to the scene with forces unprepared for what lay ahead in the battlefields of France and Belgium.  One of the men helping bridge the wide gulf to the new industrial levels the Great War brought about was Edward Steichen.

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“BALLOONS UP” – SHORT LIFE OF THE ARMY BALLOON SERVICE

French Cagout R going up operated by men trained at Fort Omaha.

Technological advances correspond to a lot of monies spent on projects becoming out-of-date by the time of final completion or very soon after.  Excellent cases abound in the field of defense spending.  Take the example of the US Army Balloon Service for illustrative purpose.

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