Grand ballon captif à vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Grand ballon captif à vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Grand ballon captif à vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard, 1878
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Few images from the 1870s capture the spectacle of tethered flight as directly as this one. It shows the large captive balloon built by Henry Giffard, the French engineer known for his work on airships and steam power, which was winched up and down on a cable so that passengers could look out over the surrounding city. Giffard's balloon drew crowds at the Paris Exposition of 1878, when many visitors saw aerial views for the first time. The print comes from the Tissandier Collection, named for Gaston Tissandier, a balloonist and writer who recorded the early history of flight. The record is based on an old caption card, so some details remain unconfirmed.
| Created / published | 1878 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1870-1880. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,185 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109741 |
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