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No. 144. Vue Instantanee de la Fete de Saint-Cloud. Ascension du ballon. Paris.
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.
1. Tugging at their ballast before start. Balloon races, June 5, 1909, Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
2. Mr. C.A. Coey’s “Chicago,” largest balloon in the world. June Races, Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
7. The “Indianapolis,” Messrs. Link and Irwin, ready to weigh up. June, 1909, Races. Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
8. The “Indianapolis” beginning her winning flight. June, 1909, Races. Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
9. Getting the “Chicago” ready; adjusting the basket. June, 1909, Races. Indianapolis Motor Speedway.