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The Year Ballooning Was an Olympic Event
The 1900 Olympic Games, held in Paris as part of the Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair), was the only year in which ballooning was an official event.
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Black and white photo. In the center are three men dressed in suits, the two in the right wearing derbys, the middle man in a top hat. Five hot air balloons in the background. The back of a man in a suit and derby is in the foreground in the lower left corner.

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Fri, Jun 23 2017
Famous Signatures and Detailed Artwork in the Library
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Books on a shelf.
Wed, Jun 21 2017
A Music Playlist for the Ages
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Sheet music cover featuring a biplane/
Thu, Jun 15 2017
The Eagle and the Hawk
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A poster that reads "The Eagle and the Hawk."
Fri, Jun 09 2017
The Saga of Writing in Space
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Knee Note Pad : Friendship 7
Tue, May 23 2017
The First Significant Anti-War Movie
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A film still of the opening of "All Quiet on the Western Front"
Fri, May 19 2017
Wheeling and Flying
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The Van Cleve
Mon, May 08 2017
Lost Balloons: Depicting the Dangers of Early Ballooning
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Balloon crashed in ocean.
Wed, Apr 19 2017
Hell’s Angels: Hughes' Big Crash & Harlow's Big Break
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Tue, Apr 04 2017
A Film About Bravado, Cowardice, and Redemption During WWI
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The Fighting 69th title card.
Mon, Apr 03 2017
Baseball in the Archives and Life in Cleveland
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A woman is at bat.

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