Hot air balloon silhouetted against a sunrise over a city – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Hot air balloon silhouetted against a sunrise over a city in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Hot air balloon silhouetted against a sunrise over a city
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A single balloon hangs against a band of sunrise, its envelope reduced to a dark outline as the light comes up behind it. The city below is little more than a horizon of rooftops, which puts the emphasis on the sky and the act of drifting above the streets. Ballooning took off as a practical and public spectacle in the late eighteenth century, when the Montgolfier brothers flew the first crewed hot air balloon in France in 1783. Early flights drew crowds, and balloons went on to serve in observation, mail, and record attempts, so images like this one capture a form of travel that once seemed close to magic.
| Original scan | 1,600 × 1,066 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1063305757_8219f64dce_b Sister Balloon at Sunrise Son of Groucho |
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