Le Pole Nord
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Date
1869Description
Broadside advertising the ascension of the balloon "Le Pole Nord" [North Pole] from the Champ-de-Mars in Paris on June 27, 1869. Proceeds from the event, organized by balloonists Wilfrid de Fonvielle and Gaston Tissandier, will be used to support Gustave Lambert's North Pole ballooning expedition. Illustration depicts "Le Pole Nord" and a second balloon in flight. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/840
Subject
Broadsides, Benefit performances, Balloon ascensions, Balloonists, Polar regions Discovery and exploration, Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Lambert, Gustave