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Issue of the Italian newspaper "L'illustrazione Italiana" with an illustration of Henri Giffard's tethered balloon in the courtyard of the Tuileries, Paris in 1879. The caption reads "la prima ascensione del gran pallone captivo delle Tuilerie." The accompanying article is on page 107.For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/803