Le tricolore,1874,French Balloon,Jules Duruof,wife,Paris,ascension

Title: Le tricolore
Date Created/Published: Paris : Imp. E. Hamelin rue Fontaine au roi 59, 1874.
Summary: Print shows the French 'Le Tricolore' balloon in the colors of the French flag with three passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and another man, standing in the basket during an ascension in Paris, June 6, 1874.
Notes:
Title from item.
Printed signature: J. Duruof, Paris, 6 Juin 1874.
'Echelle de 25 mill. pour 1 mêtre 1/40' printed lower left.
'Aèrostat de 800 mêtres cubes. Diamêtre 11m 53' printed lower right.
Library has two versions: full-color (no. 51) and alternate coloring (no. 52).
No. 52 (possibly a proof) lacks imprint information.
Tissandier collection.
Exhibited: 'The Dream of Flight' : American Treasures of the Library of Congress, 2003-04.
Subjects:
Duruof, Jules,--1841-1898.
Balloons (Aircraft)--French--1870-1880.
Balloon ascensions--France--Paris--1870-1880.
Balloonists--French--1870-1880.
Lithographs--Color--1870-1880.
Bookmark /2002722669/
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