[Balloon ascension, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago] – Historic Print
![[Balloon ascension, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago], 1893 — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f7/f77b6e639d7d-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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[Balloon ascension, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago]
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A balloon rises over the grounds of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the 1893 fair that drew millions of visitors to the city's lakefront during its six-month run. Tethered ascensions like this one gave fairgoers a rare view of the White City's white neoclassical buildings and lagoons from above, and the exposition's balloon rides were among its more popular attractions. The record notes that its caption card information is old and unverified, so the exact flight and photographer are not confirmed here, but the picture captures a moment when aviation was still a novelty to most of the crowd below.
| 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 | 1,266 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-128518 |
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