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Mr. Henry Giffard's balloon at the Tuilleries – Antique Wall Art

Mr. Henry Giffard's balloon at the Tuilleries, 1878 — historic photograph
Mr. Henry Giffard's balloon at the Tuilleries, 1878. Historic photograph from the Ballooning collection.

(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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A window into the past: Mr. Henry Giffard's balloon at the Tuilleries, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Mr. Henry Giffard's balloon at the Tuilleries

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This photograph shows a captive balloon that Henry Giffard, the engineer known for his steam-powered airship of 1852, set up in the Tuileries Gardens in Paris in 1878. Tethered to the ground, the balloon let passengers rise above the city and look down on the gardens, a popular novelty during the years when the French capital was hosting large international exhibitions. The print comes from the Tissandier Collection, which holds material gathered by the aeronaut and writer Gaston Tissandier. The caption card that accompanies the record is unverified, so the date and location are best read as the catalogers' best information.

Created / published1878
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1870-1880.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from old caption card. Tissandier Collection.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,110 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-111891

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