Broadside Poster advertising the ascent of the airship 'L'Esperance,' invented and built by E. Delamarne, from the Luxembourg Gardens on July 2nd. It measured nearly 200 feet long, 50 feet in diameter, and 150 feet in circumference. Image of the airship printed in the center of the poster, with text in French above and below. 'Paris.--1yp. Vert Freres, 8, r. Pourtour-St. Gervais' Created by Vanessa Nagengast Date Created 03/18/2015 Source National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Keywords Art Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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