Champ-de-Mars. Première ascension aérostatique du ballon le Pole Nord executee le dimanche 27 juin, a cinq heures, au profit de l'expedition de M. Gustave Lambert .

Broadside announcing an ascension of the giant balloon "Le Pole Nord" from the Champ-de-Mars, Paris, June 27, 1869. Proceeds from the event, organized by balloonists Wilfrid de Fonvielle and Gaston Tissandier, to support Gustave Lambert's North Pole ballooning expedition. Includes pic...

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Format: Still Image
Language:French
Published: Paris : Imp. A. Vallée, rue du Croissant 1869
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Online Access:http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.02608
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Summary:Broadside announcing an ascension of the giant balloon "Le Pole Nord" from the Champ-de-Mars, Paris, June 27, 1869. Proceeds from the event, organized by balloonists Wilfrid de Fonvielle and Gaston Tissandier, to support Gustave Lambert's North Pole ballooning expedition. Includes picture of "Le Pole Nord" and a second balloon in flight. Title from item. Tissandier collection.