Balloon 'Ville d'Orleans' after leaving the Gare du Nord, 23 November 1870 during the Siege of Paris. Cage, top right, contains homing pigeons to carry messages back to the besieged city. Engraving, Paris, 1903.

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Balloon 'Ville d'Orleans' after leaving the Gare du Nord, 23 November 1870 during the Siege of Paris. Cage, top right, contains homing pigeons to carry messages back to the besieged city. Engraving, Paris, 1903.

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