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Catalog Data

Medium:
Cards, Collecting
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 11.3 × 15.4cm (4 7/16 × 6 1/16 in.)
Type:
ART-Miscellaneous
Physical Description:
No. 1 and No. 2 from a series of collecting cards about ballooning. Each has a printed image on the front, with description of the event in French on the reverse. 'Collection 476. Romanet & Cie. Imp. Edit. Paris.'
No. 1: Image shows a monument and medallion honoring the Montgolfier brothers. A scene from one of their ascensions is in the background.
No. 2: Image shows the first ballooning experience at Annonay on June 4, 1783. Balloon is ascending with a celebrating crowd below.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Inventory Number:
A20140789000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91470a060-752f-465e-ae4f-c111e12e6b65
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20140789000