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Object Details
Date 1894 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Halftone Printing Process on Paper, Colored Artist Andre Castaigne
 Physical Description Colored halftone print of a balloon aloft over the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. The scene is meant to be a view from the roof of the Manufactures Building at sunset. Only the basket of the balloon is visible. A woman and a man are in the basket, with an American flag tied to the ropes. The woman is waving at someone below. A river, park, and large building are below, with Chicago in the background. A ferris wheel is on the horizon. 'Copyrighted, 1894, by G.B. Printed by Geroge Barrie." Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 39.7 × 29.7cm (15 5/8 × 11 11/16 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140583000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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