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Republique Francaise

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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193176
Date
1870
Description
Front page of the French newspaper "Republique Francaise," with an article by the sub-prefect of La Fléche, Baron de Montigny, about the delivery of air mail communications via balloon to the Government at Tours during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.
 
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Subject
Air mail service, Ballooning, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871, Balloons (aircraft)
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