Colorized view of Henri Giffard's captive steam balloon flying above the courtyard of the Tuileries Palace while spectators watch from the ground, Paris, France, 1878. The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is to the left of the Tuileries Palace. The passenger-carrying hydrogen balloon was the main attraction at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1878. (Photo by Burton Holmes)

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Size: 4804px × 4263px
Location: Paris, France
Photo credit: © Burton Holmes Historical Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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