[Balloon ascension, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago] – Antique Print
![[Balloon ascension, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago], 1893 — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d3/d3efa3113821-L.webp)
(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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This historic photograph of [Balloon ascension, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago] brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Balloon ascension, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago]
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A tethered balloon rising over the grounds of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago gives this print its particular character, since the fair's White City buildings and open lagoons were the backdrop for many such ascents. The fair drew millions of visitors over its run that year, and balloon rides offered them a view of the sprawling site from above, a novelty at the time. The caption card dating and details were never fully verified, so the exact moment and crowd are open to question, but the photograph preserves a fleeting piece of the exposition's spectacle.
| Created / published | 1893 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | No. 359. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,427 × 2,989 px · prints to 8 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128518 |
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