Grand balloon ascension! Huntingdon, Pa., Saturday, July 22d, 1871 – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Grand balloon ascension! Huntingdon, Pa., Saturday, July 22d, 1871 comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Grand balloon ascension! Huntingdon, Pa., Saturday, July 22d, 1871
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Few events drew a small Pennsylvania town together like a balloon ascent, and this broadside announces one for Saturday, July 22, 1871, in Huntingdon. Beneath its color woodcut, the letterpress text promises a grand ascension by Professor Jno. A. Light, billed as a renowned aeronaut, who would rise from the borough in his "veteran balloon," the Flying Cloud. In the 1870s, such exhibitions were paid public spectacles run by traveling aeronauts and local committees, and posters like this one were displayed around town to build a crowd.
| Created / published | 1871 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (broadside) : woodcut, color, with letterpress text. |
| Genre | Woodcuts Color 1870-1880.Broadsides Color 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Caption continues: The Committee would respectfully announce ... Professor Jno. A. Light, the world renowned and successful Aeronaut ... will make a grand ascension from the Borough of Huntingdon ... in his veteran balloon, Flying Cloud! Bella C. Landauer collection. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1964:R1. |
| Subjects | Balloons (Aircraft)--Pennsylvania--Huntingdon--1870-1880. Balloonists--American--Pennsylvania--Huntingdon--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 4,835 px · prints to 5 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223561 |
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