Print: Le Captif, Grand Ballon A Vapeur, De La Place Du Carrousel, circa
Print: Le Captif, Grand Ballon A Vapeur, De La Place Du Carrousel, circa
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  • Title: Le Captif, Grand Ballon A Vapeur, De La Place Du Carrousel, circa 1879
  • Description: Advertisement announcing Henri Giffard's captive balloon ascension at the Place du Carrousel, Paris. Describes Giffard's previous ascension at the Tuileries in 1878 and includes a picture of a captive balloon. Text on verso is an advertisement for shirts.
  • Subjects: Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1870-1880, Captive balloons--1870-1880, Giffard, Henri,--1825-1882--Public appearances--France--Paris
  • Collection: Tissandier Collection. The collection contains items documenting the early history of aeronautics with an emphasis on balloon flight in France and other European countries. Subjects include general and technical images of balloons, airships, and flying machines; portraits of famous balloonists; views of numerous ascensions, accidents, and world’s fairs; cartoons featuring balloon themes; pictorial and textual broadsides; and colorful ephemera and poster advertisements. There are also several hundred illustrations clipped from books and newspapers. The pictures, created by many different artists, span the years 1773 to 1910, with the bulk dating 1780-1890.
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