Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Creator: Unknown

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Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Creator: Unknown

Binoculars used by Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, 1860s. Binoculars used by American balloonist, aeronaut, scientist and inventor Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe during the American Civil War. Lowe offered his services performing aerial reconnaissance on the Confederate troops for the Union Army, and became known as the father of military aerial reconnaissance. Black metal field glasses, double telescope; 10 inches high x 4 inches wide

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