Yellow and red hot air balloon against blue sky – Antique Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Yellow and red hot air balloon against blue sky, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. 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.
Yellow and red hot air balloon against blue sky
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Those vivid stripes of yellow and red stand out sharply against a clear blue sky, and they are the first thing the eye catches here. Hot air balloons like this one rose to prominence in the late 1700s, when the Montgolfier brothers in France demonstrated crewed flight in 1783. Balloons with bold, banded fabric became a familiar sight at fairs and celebrations, and their bright colors helped them be seen from far below. Looking closely, you can see how the envelope's simple shape and striking palette make the craft read as both a machine and a spectacle.
| Original scan | 3,456 × 2,304 px · prints to 12 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 67436884_24450e24f2_o MOTEGI Hot Air Balloon International Campionship skyseeker |
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