Grandes fêtes aérostatiques, Ville de Douai poster, 14 July 1868 – Historic Poster Reproduction
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Grandes fêtes aérostatiques, Ville de Douai poster, 14 July 1868 comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Grandes fêtes aérostatiques, Ville de Douai poster, 14 July 1868
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Douai, a city in northern France, staged this aerostatic festival on 14 July 1868, tying a balloon spectacle to the national holiday. By the late 1860s, balloon ascents had become popular public entertainments, drawing crowds to town squares and fairgrounds during the Second Empire of Napoleon III. Posters like this one were the main way towns announced such events to passersby. The pairing of a commercial attraction with the national date and the city's name also shows how local authorities and showmen used civic celebrations to give these spectacles an official air.
| Original scan | 2,080 × 3,005 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g10312uGrandes fêtes aérostatitiques |
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