Henry Giffard’s moored hot air balloon in front of the ruins of the Tuileries, Paris, 1878
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Henri Giffard’s captive balloon above Paris in 1878.
Arc de triomphe du Louvre and ruins of the Tuileries Palace during Paris World Fair of 1878
Captive balloon of Henri Giffard over Paris, 1878.
Exposition Universelle de Paris / Paris World Exhibition, 1889 (The card reads “Balloon races at Vincennes”)
Montgolfière, place du Carrousel, 1878. From collection of the famous French documentation photo-agency Roger-Viollet.
Cornelia Parker :: Beautiful Glass (Broken), 2015 (Polymer photogravure etching), from Artspace
Emil Otto Hoppé :: Diana Verne, dancer, holding a snake, 1922 / source: E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection
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Eddie Hausner :: Two windswept passers-by on Fulton Street near the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. “Gusty Decision: Hold On or Let Fly,” read the headline that accompanied this photo, 27 November 1974 [for NY Times] / src: NY Times on Instagram
Emil Otto Hoppé :: Amrita Shergil, artist and painter, India, 1929 / source: E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection
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