In the center of the image is a striped balloon with its gondola floating in Lake Erie. Two men, one of whom is carrying a flag, are climbing up the cables towards the skirt. Two steamships and a canoe full of rowers are in the proper right background, while a port is visible in the proper left. A second canoe of rowers are present in the foreground of the proper left, almost level with the balloon. Created by Digitized by Julie Weinstein Date Created 02/09/2021 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Art; Aviation Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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