Sgt. 1st Cl. Seabrook, from South Carolina, is seen preparing to send up a pilot balloon from an observation hut. The instrument being used is a Theodolite, which is used to measure the speed of the wind. Cpl. Moore and Cpl. Schweickhart from the Meteorological Station can be seen beside him. The photograph was taken on March 1, 1919, at a location 1 kilometer east of Colombey les Belles in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

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