Student officers of the Coast Artillery School receiving instruction in balloon observation of artillery fire at Fortress Monroe, Va. A pilot with a telephone remains in direct communication with the ground, while a student artillery observer with glasses prepares to ascend for his first observation. This image is marked as not to be published and is for official use only.

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