nyplLionBlack logo

Search only public domain. What is public domain?


Burning sausage, or observation balloon ; Hand grenade exploding in shallow water ; American advancing thru German wire ; A scene from the clouds.

Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.


Data source:

Research Catalog

Purchase this print

Order Print

Image ID

1160265


Item data

Title

Burning sausage, or observation balloon ; Hand grenade exploding in shallow water ; American advancing thru German wire ; A scene from the clouds.

Collection

Photographs of World War I battlefields, captured German installations and allied installations

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1917 - 1918

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY 94-347

Subjects

Barbed wire
Airplanes
Explosions
World War, 1914-1918 -- Military personnel -- American

Genres

Photographs

Notes

Content: Pencil drawings of balloon and airplane.

Physical Description

Gelatin silver prints

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPG94-F139
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11957117
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1e067210-c6ef-012f-6131-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1917

Cite this item

MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burning sausage, or observation balloon ; Hand grenade exploding in shallow water ; American advancing thru German wire ; A scene from the clouds." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1917 - 1918. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1e067210-c6ef-012f-6131-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1917 - 1918). Burning sausage, or observation balloon ; Hand grenade exploding in shallow water ; American advancing thru German wire ; A scene from the clouds. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1e067210-c6ef-012f-6131-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burning sausage, or observation balloon ; Hand grenade exploding in shallow water ; American advancing thru German wire ; A scene from the clouds." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1e067210-c6ef-012f-6131-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1e067210-c6ef-012f-6131-58d385a7bc34 | title= (still image) Burning sausage, or observation balloon ; Hand grenade exploding in shallow water ; American advancing thru German wire ; A scene from the clouds. (1917 - 1918) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=November 16, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>