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Object Details
Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Broadside Poster, Transfer Lithograph on Paper, Uncolored Physical Description 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' Dimensions Mat (H x W): 33 × 27.9cm (13 × 11 in.)
Unmatted (H x W): 28.3 × 21.9cm (11 1/8 × 8 5/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140847000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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