Observation Balloon on Fire, Poignant Annotated Photo of Photo, WWI Real Photo Postcard antique handmade toy with ring that slides a

with ring that slides a bit up and down

and I'd bet painted of a village not far from here

Visible image: 6 1/2" x 4 3/8"

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who feels both forever elusive and larger than life

Observation Balloon on Fire, Poignant Annotated Photo of Photo, WWI Real Photo Postcard antique handmade toy with ring that slides aThe striking image here I believe is specifically of a German observation balloon being attacked by British planes during WWI poetically described in the handwritten annotation on this real photo postcard as "Observation balloon on fire." It is of course the dramatic, potent image itself that drew me to this, but I also find it quite evocative metaphorically (living in a surveillance state as we do) and looking closely one can see this is actually a