Hot air balloons silhouetted against a sunrise sky – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this historic image of Hot air balloons silhouetted against a sunrise sky. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Hot air balloons silhouetted against a sunrise sky
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Silhouetted balloons rising against a sunrise sky are a familiar sight at mass ascensions, when dozens of crews launch before dawn while the air is calm and the light is low. The early-morning hour is what gives this scene its character: the balloons appear as dark shapes with their envelopes outlined against a band of orange and pale gold. Hot air ballooning grew out of the eighteenth-century experiments of the Montgolfier brothers in France, and by the twentieth century it had become a popular sport and a regular feature of fairs and festivals across America. Sunrise launches remain the traditional choice because winds are typically gentlest then.
| Original scan | 2,000 × 1,500 px · prints to 7 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1298323442_9667458f6f_b dawn balloon andrew mc d |
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