[5 balloons carrying 2 men with French flags, one of whom is Eugene Godard] – Historic Print
![[5 balloons carrying 2 men with French flags, one of whom is Eugene Godard] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/52/523f458dfa00-L.webp)
(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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[5 balloons carrying 2 men with French flags, one of whom is Eugene Godard] comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[5 balloons carrying 2 men with French flags, one of whom is Eugene Godard]
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Eugène Godard, the Paris aeronaut named in this print's title, came from a family of balloon makers and pilots who built careers on public ascents. The lithograph shows five balloons, with two men aboard and French flags flying, a display that reflects the national pride French audiences attached to ballooning. The caption card gives no date, but the color lithograph style and the subject fit the mid-to-late nineteenth century, when Godard was active and balloon flights drew large crowds.
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, col. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,075 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-121948 |
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