Parachute descending from a balloon over a crowded landscape – Historic 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 Parachute descending from a balloon over a crowded landscape brings a moment of history to your wall. 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. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable 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.
Parachute descending from a balloon over a crowded landscape
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Pictures of a parachute drifting down from a balloon over a crowded countryside call to mind André-Jacques Garnerin, the French balloonist who made a widely watched descent from a hydrogen balloon over Paris in October 1797. His was among the first documented jumps of a parachute from a balloon, and the spectacle drew large crowds and considerable press attention. Scenes like this one were often made to capture that sense of a lone figure floating over a packed landscape, when flight was still a novelty and ballooning was a public entertainment in France.
| Original scan | 1,708 × 2,495 px · prints to 6 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 03476u Premier descente en parachute |
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