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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Colored Physical Description Colored etching of a balloon aloft over a harbor lined with ships. The scene depicts the launch of Jules Duruof (1841-1899) and his wife from the Place d'Armes, Calais in July 1874. The Duruofs launched in threatening weather when the crowd questioned their courage. Remarking, "Let us show them that we are not afraid to die," the pair disappeared into the mist and were presumed lost. Their rescue by the English fishing boat Grand Charge was much celebrated. Duruof had flown a balloon from besieged Paris at 8am on September 20, 1870 to become one of the aeronaut/heroes of the Siege of Paris. He was later charged with cooperating with the communards, but acquitted. Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 21.3 × 10.5cm (8 3/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140676000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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