Published: 8/7/24Thaddeus Lowe’s Balloon Inflation WagonsBy: Bob ZellerCategory: Images The wagons that generated the hydrogen gas Thaddeus Lowe used to inflate his observation balloons sit on the Mall near the unfinished U.S. Capitol—possibly during a demonstration for President Abraham...
Published: 6/14/24The Broken Glass Plate of Lincoln and McClellanBy: Bob ZellerCategory: Images Broken but somehow whole, this 7-by-9-inch plate of the historic 1862 meeting between President Abraham Lincoln and Major General George McClellan on the Antietam battlefield is a dramatic reminder that...
