Inflation of a captive balloon by French aviators Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899) and his brother Albert (1839-1906) at the Villette gas works in Paris, France, circa 1885. Photography by Georges Balagny (1837 - 1919).

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Size: 3052px × 3909px
Location: Paris, France
Photo credit: © Archive Farms. Inc / Alamy / Afripics
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