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Nadar in balloon.
Eugene-Pierre Godard (1827-1890) and one of his brothers, probably Jules Godard (1838-1895). Both were famous balloonists.
The balloon Armand-Barbes during the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Gamletta’s escape from Paris (French interim minister).
Garden of Luxembourg, Paris. Surprise Balloon. Tinted. This is a back lit post of the image below.
No. 144. Vue Instantanee de la Fete de Saint-Cloud. Ascension du ballon. Paris. Back lit version of image below.
Paris warend der Belagerung. (Paris under siege). Balloon Ascension, Paris. The title notwithstanding, there is a ball-walkers’ apparatus to the left, so this is not a view of the siege of Paris.
No. 389. Champ de Mars. Ballon Nadar (Le Geant). Instantanee, a 5 heures du soir (18 octobre 1863).
Le Ballon Captif, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878. This is in front of the burnt out shell of the Tuileries Palace, set ablaze during the Paris Commune of 1871. The ruins stood until 1882. The Arch of Napoleon, just visible at right, still stands.
Le Ballon Captif, Exposition Universelle, 1878, Paris. This is in front of the burnt out shell of the Tuileries Palace, set ablaze during the Paris Commune of 1871. The ruins stood until 1882. The Arch of Napoleon, just visible at right, still stands.