• Poster, Advertising, Air Shows and Races, AERIAL VOYAGES OVER LONDON
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    Relief print/Letterpress with Aerial Voyages Over London, May 1, 1869-May 28, 1869. Relief print/Letterpress, wood cut of captive balloon, made by French manufacturer Henri Giffard. The balloon is in an enclosure, with a small crowd in attendance. The poster is advertising for balloon rides at Ashburnham Park, King's Road Chelsea. Prices are given, as well as the balloon's specifications compared to an older balloon that had been exhibited with success at the universal exhibition of 1867, Paris.

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Digitized by Garber Move Team

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08/17/2021

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Art; Aviation; Commercial

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