[Engraving of "Ville D'Orléans" carrying mail and carrier pigeons]

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Identifier1995-06-23-17_image_096SourceThe David D. Hatfield Aviation Photograph Collection (1995-06-23-17), Print Box 1, Folder 12DescriptionEngraving (photographic reproduction) of the balloon "Ville D'Orléans" carrying mail and carrier pigeons during the Siege of Paris, 1870. One of the balloon occupants uses paper scraps to determine wind direction.

Inscription: "Ville D'Orléans balloon / 11-24-1870."
Creation Date1870SubjectBalloonsAir mail serviceFranco-Prussian War, 1870-1871PlaceFranceExtent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 8.5 x 11 in.LanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsengravings (prints)Bibliographic CitationThe David D. Hatfield Aviation Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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