Hot air balloon with a figure standing in the basket – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This historic image of Hot air balloon with a figure standing in the basket brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Hot air balloon with a figure standing in the basket
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A figure stands upright in the wicker basket beneath the balloon, which is what sets this picture apart from the many views of inflated envelopes that fill the ballooning shelves. Ballooning took off in France in 1783, when the Montgolfier brothers launched the first crewed hot air flights above Paris, and the sport quickly became a popular spectacle across the country. Images like this one capture the daring of early aeronauts, who rode open baskets with little more than a rope, a burner, and faith in the fabric overhead. Notice how the rider's posture suggests both composure and the thrill of being lifted above the crowds below.
| Original scan | 2,944 × 4,211 px · prints to 10 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02468u[Woman stands in the basket |
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